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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld 10m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz 28-29 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD) 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m / 70 cm 28-29 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-50 W 2 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA 70 mA
TX - 9 A max 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 LUTHOR-TLM-000007 AEA-MX-000010