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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-1.7 / 76-999 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
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 ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.5 / 0.5 W (1/1 W with external power) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries 3.6V DC (3.2-7V DC external) 12V DC
Current RX ? 16-150 mA 500mA
TX - 0.4 A @ 500 mW TX output -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1997 and 1998 in UK
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
47 × 81 × 25 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.98 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 125 gr (4.4 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 YAESU-VX-000001R FAIRHAVEN-RD000500