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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

Current value
USD 889
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? 16 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1