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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Compact QRP | 100 W

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 3 / 5 / 9 (10) / 50 kHz depending on range ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Type 1 0.150-108 MHz
Type 2 0.150-29.995 / 87.6-108 MHz
Type 3 0.150-26.100 / 87.6-108 MHz
0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system LW/MW/SW/VHF: Dual conversion superheterodyne, FM: superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW @ 10% THD + earphone jack 10cm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories AC power adapter AC-D4
Rechargeable battery pack BP-23
Car battery cord DCC-127A, DCC-120 or DCC-240
Battery case EBP-6
Connecting cord RK-69A
VHF antenna AN-3
? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-PRO-000070-(HI-SCAN) STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105D