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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 100-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
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Selectivity 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 1 TX channel. XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 65 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W 50 mW

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal ?V DC 4.8-6V DC
Current RX 130-300 mA ? 18-80 mA
TX - ? 60 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
55 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
70 × 120 × 37 mm
(2.76 × 4.72 × 1.46 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 355 gr (12.5 oz) 290 gr (10.2 oz) incl. batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 STANDARD-C-000558S STANDARD-C-000800