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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A
TX - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version
Accessories - ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E YAESU-FT-000857D