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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 4 W 100 / 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains ? 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 1 A (squelched)
TX - ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in cassette recorder AM/SSB IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K MIDLAND-000013-893 YAESU-FT-000450AT