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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
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Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external ?
Current RX ? 250-450 mA ?
TX - 2.0 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
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Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PC-controllable (Serial DB9) CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready AM/SSB
Accessories AC-E60HG AC adapter ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC YAESU-FT-000817 COMMANDER-000119.137