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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 3V DC (2LR6) 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 40 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1996 and 19xx Between 1979 and 1985 in Sweden
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
176 × 105 × 40 mm
(6.93 × 4.13 × 1.57 in)
483 × 133 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control. ISB option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E SONY-ICF-SW001000T SRT-CR000090