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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1934 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
150 × 45 × 170 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.69 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E PRESIDENT-HARRISON RME-000009D