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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz ? 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? SSB: 600 W PEP, CW/FM: 500 W, AM: 300 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2LR6) 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX ? ? 80-100 mA
TX - 70 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1993 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 120.65 × 71.12 × 25.4 mm
(4.75 × 2.80 × 1.00 in)
300 × 100 × 342 mm
(11.81 × 3.94 × 13.46 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 227 gr (8.0 oz) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Input power: 10W / 100W switchable manual
Built-in SWR / Power meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000001 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000700B FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E