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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   P25  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic - BNC
Impedance 75/300Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, batteries or 12 V DC Mains Li-Ion battery (11+ hours)
Current RX 8.5 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 475 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000150 COLLINS-000075S-1 RACAL-000025