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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2LR6) Mains 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1993 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1972 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 120.65 × 71.12 × 25.4 mm
(4.75 × 2.80 × 1.00 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
Weight 227 gr (8.0 oz) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000001 RACAL-RA-003791 SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55