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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Antenna Noise Bridge

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1-30 MHz
1-100 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   All mode  
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
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   All mode  
RF-output ? 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? Internal 9 V battery or external 9-11 V DC
Current RX ? ? 45 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 130 × 57 × 127 mm
(5.12 × 2.24 × 5.00 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 ZODIAC-CONTACT-000024 HEATHKIT-HD-001422