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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)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB) ?
Selectivity AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters - ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
?
Image rejection 50-60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output - SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50-70Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006700W YAESU-FT-000901DM