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Mobile Shortwave receiver
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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
4 kHz, shape factor <2 ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
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Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter, BFO. APRS
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E MINIX-MR-000073B KENWOOD-TH-D000072