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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 7 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 / 116-136 MHz 28-29.695 MHz 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.695 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 2/5/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC external or 3R14 + 3R6 batteries 13.8V DC ±15% 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? 400-600 mA 100-300 mA
TX - 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2003 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Scanning. Clock/timer. ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001D ALINCO-DR-000003T SAILOR-000046T