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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  70cm  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical better than ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
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 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 400 mW @ 8 Ohm 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external) Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? 45-125 mA 7W
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2004 and 200x Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 255 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 RS-232 Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI). -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E YAESU-FT-000060R NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022