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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 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.15-108 MHz (115.15-223 MHz with optional FRQ-80 converter)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   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 ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep TNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 SONY-ICF-PRO-000080-(HI-SCAN)