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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
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Selectivity 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB) ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
575 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 800 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - -
Impedance ? 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1 Mains or 12 V DC Mains (110-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
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Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006800W MARCONI-CSR-000005 GONSET-GSB-000101