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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Continuously adjustable
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 3V DC (2LR6) 12~14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 1988 and 1993 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
120.65 × 71.12 × 25.4 mm
(4.75 × 2.80 × 1.00 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 227 gr (8.0 oz) 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 SONY-ICF-SW000001 RFSPACE-SDR-000014