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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 2-7.999 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 2-7.999 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 5/20 W, AM: 1.5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 18V DC 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x in Great Britain Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in ATU ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-TRA-000921 SONY-ICF-006700W