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Mobile Shortwave receiver
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Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection Better than 65 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal 10-15V DC ?
Current RX 130-300 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1974 and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
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Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 LOWE-HF-000250E HANDIC-000031