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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-40 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
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 Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 105-130V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
304.8 × 152.4 × 406.4 mm
(12.00 × 6.00 × 16.00 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 10.21 kg (22.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000810D