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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 / 147-174 MHz
10-80 m 0.5-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC or mains Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-190 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-005100-EARTH-ORBITER RFT-000215C AOR-AR-008200DU