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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
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)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 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
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 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
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 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)
Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries)
Form factor Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer 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
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 ICOM-IC-R000006