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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
< 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 12V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 500mA 500 mA
TX - - 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 LUTHOR-TLM-000007