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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 198x Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
170 × 55 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 6.10 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E ZODIAC-HIDER-000040 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000