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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.53-1.605 / 3.9-12 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.05-30 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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 6V DC 4R6/AA Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
136 × 95 × 41 mm
(5.35 × 3.74 × 1.61 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 780 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in cassette recorder ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K SONY-ICF-007800W WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711