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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1900 MHz 150-285 / 520-1605 kHz
1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC internal or 9-16V DC external 6V DC or mains ?V DC or mains
Current RX 20-160 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.72 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
210 × 228 × 86 mm
(8.27 × 8.98 × 3.39 in)
340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) incl. NiCads ? 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008000 SONY-ICF-005800L-/-CAPTAIN-77 SONY-CRF-005090