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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.8 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA
TX - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 CHINESE-KN-000920