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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz HF 0.5-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB   N-AM   AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
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
? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 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 - HF -
Modulations - SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-190 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 196x and 197x Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E BRAZAM-EDT-000404 AOR-AR-008200DU