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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage 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 MILITARY-BC-000348