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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity ? ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? Internal speaker Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in cassette recorder Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation PBT
DSP
Accessories ? - ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K SONY-ICF-SW000055E TEN-TEC-RX-000340