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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 7-7.3 MHz (25 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
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 ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 7-7.3 MHz (25 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 8 W Max 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 9.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 68 mA
TX - ? Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
300 × 160 × 340 mm
(11.81 × 6.30 × 13.39 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-control IF-mechanical filter, squelch, noise limiter. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000235 MINIX-MTR-000025S MIZUHO-MX-000007S