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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz ?
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 600 W PEP, CW/FM: 500 W, AM: 300 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 70 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 1987 and 1989 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
300 × 100 × 342 mm
(11.81 × 3.94 × 13.46 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in cassette recorder ? Input power: 10W / 100W switchable manual
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K SONY-ICF-007600DS TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000700B