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Desktop Shortwave 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
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ?
Audio output ?

Transmitter

TX-range -
Modulations -
RF-output ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep
Impedance ?
Other -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

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