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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 220-225 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5-25 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 600 mA 1 A
TX - 6.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M KENWOOD-TM-003530A ALINCO-DR-B000185