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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: ≤ 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: ≤ 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 5 / 15 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1965 and 1967 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 124 × 39 × 163 mm
(4.88 × 1.54 × 6.42 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 HEATHKIT-SB-000100 ANYTONE-AT-000778UV