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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1,5kHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10kHz by wheel, 5kHz including switch 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 2 m 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? better than 0.5 µV @ 20dB SN ?
Selectivity ? ± 7.5kHz at -6dB, ± 15kHz at -60dB 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
Modulations - FM   CW  
RF-output ? 0,15W (lo), 3W (hi) 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 6-12V, usable: min 7.5V 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC
Current RX ? 20mA (with squelch), 130mA (full volume) 60 mA
TX - 220mA (0.15W), 650mA (3W) 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
180 × 65 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 1.38 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 470 gr (1.0 lbs) Inclusing battery and antenna 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M CTE-CT-001800 YOUKITS-HB-000001B