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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 21-21.5 MHz 160-10m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9MHz
Image rejection ? ? >60dB
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD ? 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 21-21.5 MHz 160-10m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 700 mA 70W max
TX - Max 5 A 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Portable Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000115 NEC-CQ-000110