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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 1,111 ~ USD 1,267
EUR 725 ~ EUR 887
DEM 2,665
USD 264 ~ USD 313
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
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Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
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Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker 1.1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Portable Portable

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 SONY-ICF-006500W