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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 1.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 1973 and 1975 Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 90 × 215 × 40 mm
(3.54 × 8.46 × 1.57 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A ZODIAC-P-003003 SONY-ICF-SC000001