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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? 0.002%
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 68-88 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ≤ 0.25 µV
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
? 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 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 ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations - - N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12V DC 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002025 HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A