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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 26.965‐27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965‐27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 12.6 V DC +/- 10%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
110 × 45 × 140 mm
(4.33 × 1.77 × 5.51 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) 665 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC MIDLAND-M-ZERO-PLUS