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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
5200 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 / 40 / 80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 100 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 ZODIAC-CONTACT-000024