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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
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 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
12.5/25kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
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 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V 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 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
63 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.48 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and battery ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E WOUXUN-KG-000679E LAFAYETTE-HA-000303