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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 26.925-28.025 MHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
? Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
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)
? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.925-28.025 MHz 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? ? W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains ? 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 1973 and 197x Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
? ?
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
VFO IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 SILTRONIX-001011C RAYMARINE-RAY000053