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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 2.0 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA SO-239
Impedance 75/300Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, batteries or 12 V DC ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 8.5 W ? 1.2 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000150 WINRADIO-WR-G000313E ALINCO-DX-000801