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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 80-15 m 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Super-Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m -
Modulations - USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 135 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains 28 V DC
Current RX ? 35 W 3 A max
TX - 165 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ? ?
Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC SBE-SB-000033 MILITARY-BC-000348