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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM  
Sensitivity AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
? 0.1 µV for 300 mW of audio
Selectivity 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB) ? 5 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters - ? Collins mechanical filter in front end
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 200 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1 Mains ?
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 1968 and 1973 Between 1963 and 196x
Dimensions 457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
? ?
Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006800W DRAKE-T-000004XC TRAM-TR-000027E