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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 200 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance ? 20/300Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC or 6×AA cells Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX - ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 879 gr (1.9 lbs) ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002002 SILTRONIX-001011 KENWOOD-TS-000520