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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
5 Band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 KHz-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz HF
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - HF
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC ?
Current RX Max 250 mA 300 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
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Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
TFT touch screen
DDS based
11-pole crystal filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000125 LOWE-SRX-000100 PALSTAR-TR-000030