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General |
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| HAM bands | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m 2000m | 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m | |
| Freq. stability | ? | Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation | |
| Tuning steps | ? | Continuous | |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.03-30 MHz | 10-80 m in 7 bands | |
| Modulations | AM AM-sync USB LSB | AM CW SSB | |
| Sensitivity |
Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N: AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz) SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz) |
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N) |
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| Selectivity |
2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter 6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter |
2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB) | |
| Filters | ? | ? | |
| Receiver system | ? | Superheterodyne | |
| IF-freqs. | ? | ? | |
| Image rejection | Better than 65 dB | ≥ 60 dB | |
| Audio output | ? | > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) | |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 10-80 m in 7 bands | |
| Modulations | - | AM CW SSB | |
| RF-output | ? | 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) | |
Connections |
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| Antenna | Clamps / screws + Hi-Z | SO-239 | |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50-75Ω | |
| Other | - | - | |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal | Mains (with PS-500AC) | |
| Current RX | 130-300 mA | 250 W max | |
| TX | - | 450 W max | |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain | Between 197x and 19xx in USA | |
| Dimensions |
185 × 80 × 175 mm (7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in) |
330 × 220 × 300 mm (12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in) |
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| Weight | 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries | 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs) | |
| Form factor | Mobile | Base Station | |
Other features |
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| Memories | 60 channels in 1 bank(s) | None | |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | |
| Features | ? | - | |
| Accessories | ? |
External speaker External Remove VFO |
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| MPN | LOWE-HF-000150 | KENWOOD-TS-000500 | |
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