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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz General coverage 150-8000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2×LR6/AA) Mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 155 × 90 × 33 mm
(6.10 × 3.54 × 1.30 in)
? 335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000100E YAESU-FTDX-009000D SAILOR-000046TD