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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 6V DC (4LR14) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx Between 197x and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 162 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W SONY-ICF-SW000077 YAESU-FT-000401B