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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 / 76-108 / 137 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 19 / 16 / 13 m / 76-108 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA max
TX - - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 412 × 285 × 169 mm
(16.22 × 11.22 × 6.65 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) including battery 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in thermal printer for RTTY text and WeFax charts. RS-232C. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-V000021 SONY-ICF-007600A KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II