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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
60 dB
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 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external
Current RX ? 25-100 mA
TX - 0.8-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404