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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m / 70 cm 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5-50 W VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX - 9 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s) 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Analog readout DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 LUTHOR-TLM-000007 POLMAR-DB-000050