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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz - 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   - AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 500 VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance 75/300Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, batteries or 12 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 8.5 W - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
? 140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000150 RACAL-TTA-003771 POLMAR-DB-000050