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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC - Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
350 × 230 × 190 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.48 in)
?
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) Direction Finding facility LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC SAILOR-R000108 SAILOR-R001119