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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version) 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? ?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? APRS
GPS
11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E KENWOOD-TH-D000072 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011