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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 3.9-10 / 11.7-20 / 20-28 / 76-108 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5V DC or mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
220 × 235 × 102 mm
(8.66 × 9.25 × 4.02 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
? ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 SONY-ICF-005900W SONY-ICF-SC000001