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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
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Triband Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 / 116-136 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
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Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance ? 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC external or 3R14 + 3R6 batteries 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 12 V DC - 1300 mAh Lithium-Ion
Current RX ? 35 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 2003 in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
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Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features Scanning. Clock/timer. Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001D DRAKE-MSR-000002 STANDARD-HX000470S