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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? 0.001%
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (2m band) 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
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
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - - 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232 12 crystal controlled channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-ASV-001515 GALAXY-DX-002547