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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
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
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC ?
Current RX Max 60 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. RS-232 6 crystal controlled channels, probably in the 2m band
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-REC-001420C