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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Ultra-compact 3W UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands - 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W ? 3 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 500 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains 3.7 V DC, 1000 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX ? - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
85 × 38 × 25 mm
(3.35 × 1.50 × 0.98 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 105 gr (3.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in cassette recorder PC Software Programmable
VOX Function
CTCSS / DCS
Multiple colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) SONY-CRF-000330K YANTON-T-M000008