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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m 138-175 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   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 Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains 5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 12 mA
TX - - 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
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 Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 RME-004350A ALAN-CT-000180