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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps HF: 1, MW: 9 / 10, FM: 50 kHz ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3700-21950 kHz in 12 bands (with gaps)
76-108 MHz
1.5-18 MHz 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC (3R6/AA) 24V DC (internal dynamotor) 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 1996 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in by Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 169 × 112 × 35 mm
(6.65 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sleep timer
Local-DX switch
? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000030 MILITARY-BC-000312-N BAOFENG-UV-000050X3