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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz 118-140 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.2 µV 0.75 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 65 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 500 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack) 11-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2011 and 20xx Between 1984 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
160 × 46 × 120 mm
(6.30 × 1.81 × 4.72 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E KYD-IP-VU000001A SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000532