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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 4LR6 or 6V DC external 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX ? 90-290 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation Backlit display
Accessories - ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SW000055E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT