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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 144-148 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (20 dB quieting) ?
Selectivity ? +/-6 kHz (-6 dB), +/-12 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8 V DC +/-10% 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX - 1-2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1977 and 1979 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
180 × 60 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 1 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) Digital display
Die cast front panel
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Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC YAESU-FT-000227R-MEMORIZER SONY-ICF-SC000001