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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 2182 kHz, single channel
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12V DC or mains 24 V DC +/- 10% or mains
Current RX ? ? 100-350 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx 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 Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002028 SAILOR-R000501