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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed x-tal channels

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions ? 194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000520 SONY-ICF-SW000055E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS