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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW  
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 ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? 15 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E LAFAYETTE-HB-000870AFS LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)