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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz 0.525-1.65 / 1.6-3.9 / 3.9-12 / 12-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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 ? Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1 / 1 / 0.28 W, Low: 300 / 300 / 170 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal) Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? 33-90 mA 7W
TX - 220-950 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
254 × 254 × 101 mm
(10.00 × 10.00 × 3.98 in)
Weight 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery and antenna 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-control DTMF/CTCSS. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000235 STANDARD-C-000710 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-001150