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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3 / 5 / 9 (10) / 50 kHz depending on range ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz Type 1 0.150-108 MHz
Type 2 0.150-29.995 / 87.6-108 MHz
Type 3 0.150-26.100 / 87.6-108 MHz
0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV ? ?
Selectivity 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled double conversion LW/MW/SW/VHF: Dual conversion superheterodyne, FM: superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 35 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms 400 mW @ 10% THD + earphone jack 10cm internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) TNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains
Current RX 10 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AC power adapter AC-D4
Rechargeable battery pack BP-23
Car battery cord DCC-127A, DCC-120 or DCC-240
Battery case EBP-6
Connecting cord RK-69A
VHF antenna AN-3
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MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) SONY-ICF-PRO-000070-(HI-SCAN) STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND