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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? 12.5/25kHz ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.4 A
TX - ? Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
63 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.48 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and battery 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout, 1kHz precision 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D WOUXUN-KG-000679E BRAUN-SE-000401