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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω ? 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC ?V DC 9 V DC or mains
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 1990 and 1995 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
191 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 615 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000003.5S SONY-ICF-SW007600 SONY-ICF-006700W