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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 1.5-18 MHz 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2LR6) 12V DC (internal dynamotor) 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX ? ? 80-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1993 in Japan Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 120.65 × 71.12 × 25.4 mm
(4.75 × 2.80 × 1.00 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 227 gr (8.0 oz) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000001 MILITARY-BC-000312-M FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E