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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 2-29.999 MHz 440-470 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB
< 0.20 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-29.999 MHz 440-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   USB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 20-28V DC Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 175 mA 35 mA (standby)
TX - 1.2 A 1500 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in UK Between 200x and 201x in China
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
330 × 90 × 250 mm
(12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
89 × 53 × 29 mm
(3.50 × 2.09 × 1.14 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Portable Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions Repeater Shift
CTCSS
KENWOOD option ready
PC programmable via interface cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W CLANSMAN-PRC-000320 LINTON-LT-006188-2