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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80 m 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range 80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 20 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 500mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 1997 and 1998 in UK
Dimensions ? 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in cassette recorder PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000180 SONY-CRF-000330K FAIRHAVEN-RD000500