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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
30 kHz – 54 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   All mode  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
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Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit ?
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
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Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ≥ 100 dB ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker 1W diagnostic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   All mode  
RF-output - 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC + SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal) 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 1.7 A 2 A
TX - 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 2024 and 202x in USA Between 2025 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
290 × 78 × 243 mm
(11.42 × 3.07 × 9.57 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600M MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII