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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 3.9-10 / 11.7-20 / 20-28 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W 1.1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 4.5V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
220 × 235 × 102 mm
(8.66 × 9.25 × 4.02 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 SONY-ICF-006500W SONY-ICF-005900W