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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 440-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
<0.20 µV ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 90 dB!
Audio output ? 400mW External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 4 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains Li-ion Battery ?
Current RX ? 35 mA (standby) ?
TX - 1500 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 200x and 201x in China Between 1978 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
53 × 100 × 28 mm
(2.09 × 3.94 × 1.10 in)
?
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Repeater Shift
CTCSS
KENWOOD option ready
PC programmable via interface cable
True frequency counter
Nitron-CPU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 LINTON-LT-003688-2 STONER-PRO-000040