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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Speaker
Quad-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz - 65-108 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
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 ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12~15 V DC 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 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 RS-232 ? Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-SP-000150 BAOFENG-UV-000025X4