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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1-20/1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA) 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 400 mA (no signal)
TX - - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between xxxx and xxxx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 45 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 Digital readout, 1kHz precision Dual time display. Scanning CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D SANGEAN-ATS-000404 TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2)