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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheteodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output 1.8 W Internal speaker 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - Max 20 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 YAESU-FT-000650 BAOFENG-UV-000005R