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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transmitter
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  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
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
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 ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM  
RF-output ? 75 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
292 × 152 × 241 mm
(11.50 × 5.98 × 9.49 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 AMECO-TX-000062 RADIOFON-PR-000003