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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.53-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains ?V DC or mains 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
? ?
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 SONY-TFM-001600W YAESU-FT-000250R