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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 130-175 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.1-2 MHz: AM 2 µV, SSB 1 µV
2-30 MHz: AM 1.5 µV, SSB 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM: 4 kHz, SSB 2.5 kHz (-6 dB?) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 7.2-9V DC (6×R6 / AA) 5-16 V DC
Current RX 180-600 mA 65 mA 12 mA
TX - - 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 210 × 35 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 1.38 × 7.68 in)
64 × 149 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 5.87 × 1.77 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000350 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000063 ALAN-CT-000170