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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF long-range mobile radio

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 25 / 12.5 / 10 / 6.25 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ≤0.20 µV / ≤0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
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Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10/25/50 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% (11.7-15.8V)
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
185 × 56 × 170 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 6.69 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 LOWE-HF-000225E LISHENG-UT000858