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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Marine receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Quad conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 600 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 13.8 V DC or mains 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX ? Max 2.8 ?
TX - Max 19 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 36 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Twin VFO 35 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 YAESU-FT-001000MP SAILOR-R000106