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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 2-12 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 456 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-12 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 3.5-15 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 75/300Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, batteries or 12 V DC 6, 12 or 24V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX 8.5 W ? 80-100 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 195x and 197x in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000150 MILITARY-AN/GRC-000009 FAIR-MATE-HP-002000