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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 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
10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 1.2 W nominal ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 6m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
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Weight 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000235 20-402 SBE-SIDEBANDER-000006