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The Sony ICF-SW55 is a great sounding portable with a real quality feel and a huge LCD display. It covers longwave, medium wave, shortwave and FM. Shortwave coverage is complete from 1.6-30 MHz with 1 kHz readout.
The SW55 was followed by the Sony ICF-SW77.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC)
- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Receiver
- RX-range
- 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
- Modulations
- AM W-FM Stereo CW SSB
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- ?
- IF-frequencies
- ?
- Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- Internal speaker
Connections
- Antenna
- Built-in telescopic
- Impedance
- ?
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 4LR6 or 6V DC external
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 194 × 127 × 39 mm (7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
- Weight
- 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
- Form factor
- Handheld
- Manufactured
- Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 4035
- MPN
- SONY-ICF-SW000055E
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
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New and second-hand prices
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Based on historic data, today's second-hand price of the Sony ICF-SW55E is around:
- USD 79.00
- GBP 14.00
These estimates are based on the following prices:
Links & tools
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