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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF airband receiver
Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 118-143 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 1.8 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
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 - - ?
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 9 V DC (6*R6/AA) Mains, built-in PSU
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1955 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
76 × 175 × 35 mm
(2.99 × 6.89 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 558 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000517-"SKY-ACE" ALLIED-RADIO-KNIGHT-KIT-V000044