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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 0.54-30 / 30-79 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-470 / 470-800 / 800-999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB) ? 0.18 µV - 3 µV
Selectivity AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz ? 12 kHz / 35 kHz
200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double / Triple conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
? 47.25 MHz / 450 kHz
45.8 / 10.7 / 1 MHz
Image rejection 50-60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 100 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.? MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - N-FM  
RF-output - ? 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC or mains ? 3.7 V DC ± 15%, 1200 mA/h battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
? 81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries ? ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 1300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006700W STABO-XM-008082 ZASTONE-ZT-000002R