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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  40m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
40 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - - 40 m
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) 30 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 ICOM-IC-R000006 CRKITS-KN-Q000007A