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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz ? 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
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
? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 10 crystal controlled channels IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-FS-000010 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)