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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 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  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
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
4 kHz (-6 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12-15V DC Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? 250 mA (no signal) 45-125 mA
TX - - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E TEN-TEC-001254 YAESU-FT-000060R