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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
?
Filters ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 12V DC / 10 AA cells 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 350-800 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
?
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M PALSTAR-RC000030A TEN-TEC-R004040