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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 10 / 1 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? 700-900 mA ?
TX - 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 ICOM-IC-000290A HEATHKIT-HW-000100