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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
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 - - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 280/280/100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12V DC or mains 2.2-3.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 11-40 mA
TX - - Max 280 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 63 × 95 × 29 mm
(2.48 × 3.74 × 1.14 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 160 gr (5.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002028 STANDARD-C-000701