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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
142-170 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) 0.5 µV
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? Dual 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 60 mW 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output - ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 3.68v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Quartz clock/timer ? PA output use in vehicle
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 YUPITERU-VT-000150 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III