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

General

HAM bands ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 27-240 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 5 µV (100 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 30 / 200 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW @ 10% THD 1.1 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable 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 ? ? PC-controllable (Serial DB9)
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN EDDYSTONE-000990R SONY-ICF-006500W SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC