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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 120-75 / 60 / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 22 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 76-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system 9 tube superhet ? ?
IF-freqs. 495 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - ? 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V ?V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 185 × 118 × 33 mm
(7.28 × 4.65 × 1.30 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 600 gr (1.3 lbs) including batteries 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS SONY-ICF-007601 XIEGU-X000108G