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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 20, 40 & 80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20, 40 & 80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
? ?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W RFT-000210 COBRA-000021-LTD-ST