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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection >70 dB 50-60 dB
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50-70Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 SONY-ICF-006700W