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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
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Selectivity ? FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW - -

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 18-160 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Quartz clock/timer 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 ICOM-IC-000004IE SONY-CRF-000320 SONY-ICF-SW000055E