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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Compact PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz ? 446 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
446 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 30 kW @ 200 W input 0.5-1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains 3.7V 1500mah Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features RS-232 Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube LED Flashlight
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K BAOFENG-BF-T000001