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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E LAFAYETTE-000525C KENWOOD-TM-002550A