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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output - 50 W AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external 12-14V DC 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A ?
TX - ? 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E TEN-TEC-TRITON-I MAGNUM-S-000009