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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Preselector

General

HAM bands 17m (WARC)  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. 11.2735 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output 2 W 1/50 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5 V DC 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX 68 mA 600 mA ?
TX 620 mA max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000018S HEATHKIT-HW-000024H RME-DB000023