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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 115/230V AC ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 SONY-ICF-007600AW E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300