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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m 2182 kHz, single channel
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? Better than 1 µV
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
? 20 kHz (-40 dB), 40 kHz (-50 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 - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains 24 V DC +/- 10% or mains
Current RX ? ? 100-350 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 230 × 150 × 162 mm
(9.06 × 5.91 × 6.38 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS-232 Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A SAILOR-R000501