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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Tri-band 10W transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 136-174 / 350-400 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
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
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 350-400 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 / 5 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 12V DC / 10 AA cells 7.4 V DC, Li-ion Battery 1300mA
Current RX ? 350-800 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
64 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.52 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 288 gr (10.2 oz) with belt clip and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 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
CTCSS / DSC
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M PALSTAR-RC000030A TOPSUNG-TS-000686