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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 3V DC (2R6/AA) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
135 × 33 × 91 mm
(5.31 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in cassette recorder 5-character alpha tags DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K SONY-ICF-SW000007 WINRADIO-WR-G000313E