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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Professional Networked SDR

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 0.01 - 34 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
Selectivity 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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 8 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries 110-120 / 220-240V AC 5 Volts
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
210 × 70 × 180 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands Ethernet 100 Base-T
RS-232
16 × 2 Character LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 RFSPACE-SDR-IP