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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

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 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
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)
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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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal 6 V DC
Current RX 130-300 mA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 GRUNDIG-G000003