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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 400 mA max
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout, 1kHz precision DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D WINRADIO-WR-G000313E BAOFENG-BF-A000005