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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
12.5/25kHz ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500mW @ <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
63 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.48 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and battery ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
APRS
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E WOUXUN-KG-000679E KENWOOD-TH-D000072