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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 40 m (7.000-7.100 MHz) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations SSB   CW   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohm 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 40 m (7.000-7.100 MHz) -
Modulations SSB   CW   LSB   -
RF-output 10 W (PEP) 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains 12-14V DC 10-15V DC
Current RX ? 30 mA ?
TX ? 7 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
150 × 55 × 260 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 10.24 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K BANDO-TECHNIC-000007 LOWE-HF-000250E