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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  6m  160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 100 kHz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20, 40 & 80 m 38-55 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External handset 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 20, 40 & 80 m ? -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 0.9 W -

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions ? 265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN RFT-000210 MILITARY-RA-000105 SONY-AIR-000008