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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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
10-160 m 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
?
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 > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker 1 W 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output - 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? 100 W ?
TX - 400 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 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 Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A BAOFENG-UV-000050X3