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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains Mains 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
? 122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 36 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in cassette recorder ? Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 YANTON-DM-000900