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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 0.15-21.94 / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz (version dependent) 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 5 steps ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (75 W AM)

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions 489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
?
Weight ? 600 gr (1.3 lbs) with batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-CR-000088A SONY-AIR-000007 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000250