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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz -
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 90 W input

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC 12V DC Mains
Current RX Max 40 mA 500mA -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 1958 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
355 × 203 × 230 mm
(13.98 × 7.99 × 9.06 in)
Weight 595 gr (1.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
2ea. 807 final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-007700 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 WRL-/-GLOBE-CHIEF-000090(A)