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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
6m / 10m Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  10m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
28-29.699 MHz 10m -> 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   All mode  
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.699 MHz 10m <- 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   All mode  
RF-output - AM/FM: 4 W, SSB: 6 W SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 9-13.2V DC 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
65 × 37 × 167 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 6.57 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer ? Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000320 DRAGON-SS-000201 KENWOOD-TV-000506