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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
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  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM  
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
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Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 6V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 40 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in cassette recorder PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000330K TEN-TEC-RX-000340 SONY-ICF-007700