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HF/VHF Receiver
WWII Single-Frequency Beacon Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Fixed user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 / 147-174 MHz
75 MHz 0.5-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Optional 100 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or mains 24 and 250 V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX ? ? 80-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Unknown Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-005100-EARTH-ORBITER MILITARY-BC-000341F FAIR-MATE-HP-000200E