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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
0.54-54 MHz 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
? ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker ? 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output - ? VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains Mains 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 1959 and 1963 Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000107 BAOFENG-UV-000050X3