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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 30 KHz-30 MHz 0.012-60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? SDR ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m (2m optional) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM  
RF-output ? HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 250 mA ? ?
TX - 25A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 2003 and 2007 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
68 × 164 × 34 mm
(2.68 × 6.46 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 190 gr (6.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000125 FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000 ALAN-RC-000030