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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver

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 ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40/80 m 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (2m band)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) 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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40/80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 330 × 150 × 330 mm
(12.99 × 5.91 × 12.99 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
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Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 12 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000004S LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-ASV-001515