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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.5 V DC (3LR20) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
175 × 39 × 186 mm
(6.89 × 1.54 × 7.32 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 SONY-ICF-002001 KRACO-002440