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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX - 20 A max Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000160 YAESU-FT-000890 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA