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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 88-108 MHz 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 75/300Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, batteries or 12 V DC ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 8.5 W Max 40 mA 0.5 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000150 SONY-ICF-007600W YAESU-FTM-006000R