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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.1 µV (10 dB S+N/S) 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
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
6 kHz @ -6 dB 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 45 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 0.4 W, 10% THD @ 1000 Hz 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in telescopic + Proprietary -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12-12.5 V DC, 8 "A" Cells Mains
Current RX ? 16 mA min ?
TX - 250 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1974 and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
75 × 220 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 8.66 × 1.97 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E HANDIC-000021 EDDYSTONE-000358