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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.6 MHz / 120-75 / 60 / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 22 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 76-108 MHz 10-80 m 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? 10 W 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A max
TX - ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 185 × 118 × 33 mm
(7.28 × 4.65 × 1.30 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) including batteries 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN SONY-ICF-007601 YAESU-FT-000007 SEA-000235