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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 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 ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (UK)
109-136 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 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
? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-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 ? 2 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 20/40 W, UHF: 20/35 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 400 mA
TX - - 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000035 BAOJIE-BJ-009900