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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 0-5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 13.8V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? 750 mA max 350-800 mA
TX - 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 4 gr (0.1 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 PALSTAR-RC000030A