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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations - CW   SSB  
RF-output - 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external 12V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA
TX - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories - Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)