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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30 KHz-30 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + 30 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 250 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 1973 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
420 × 260 × 160 mm
(16.54 × 10.24 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000125 YAESU-FT-000401B BRAUN-SE-000600-DIG