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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? 350-800 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W PALSTAR-RC000030A