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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
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 VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.2 µV (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 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E WOUXUN-KG-000819