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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 26-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 - 26.965-27.255 MHz 26-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 12 W 21 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1972 and 1976 in Asia Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 185 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E PACE-SIDETALK-001000M PRESIDENT-LINCOLN