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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Portable SW Receiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3W max, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? - 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC Mains or 4LR20 / D No power required
Current RX Max 40 mA 7W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight 595 gr (1.3 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN SONY-ICF-007700 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022 HEATHKIT-SA-002040