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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 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 Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in sweep
Impedance ? ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 SONY-CRF-000330K