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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.09-30 / 76-108 / 137 MHz 3-6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 6 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 350 W, AM: 125 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.5 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 412 × 285 × 169 mm
(16.22 × 11.22 × 6.65 in)
?
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) including battery 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Built-in thermal printer for RTTY text and WeFax charts. RS-232C. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-ATLANTA SONY-CRF-V000021 MILITARY-BC-000454