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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.53-1.605 / 3.9-12 / 87.5-108 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB) ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1 6V DC 4R6/AA Drawn from PCI interface
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
136 × 95 × 41 mm
(5.35 × 3.74 × 1.61 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 780 gr (1.7 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Portable Handheld PC-card

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006800W SONY-ICF-007800W WINRADIO-WR-G000315I