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

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 76-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz, 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 3.5 / 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 40 mA ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-007600 HANDIC-003605 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B