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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 134-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
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
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 134-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? 600 mA
TX - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station 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
Features RS-232 CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF