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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

Current value
USD 1,111 ~ USD 1,267
EUR 725 ~ EUR 887
DEM 2,665
USD 510
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? 7W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Portable Portable

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer -
Accessories ? -
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022