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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2 m / 70 cm | 2 W

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 20, 40 & 80 m 87-108 / 139-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20, 40 & 80 m 139-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains Mains 3.7 V DC Li-ion
Current RX ? ? 75-400 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz)
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC-programmable (USB)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W RFT-000210 INTEK-KT-000950EE