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Mobile Shortwave receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 65 dB 60 dB ≥60dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version)
245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 MHz (UHF version)
Modulations - - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? ? Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal Drawn from ISA-bus 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 130-300 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 310 gr (10.9 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Mobile PC-card Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD
Double channels watch
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 WINRADIO-WR-G000303I PUXING-PX-000888