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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? 0.28 μV
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? 75 / 65 dB
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 45 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/200 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
154 × 48 × 161 mm
(6.06 × 1.89 × 6.34 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 HYTERA-TM-000628H