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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (UK)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.1-2 MHz: AM 2 µV, SSB 1 µV
2-30 MHz: AM 1.5 µV, SSB 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
AM: 4 kHz, SSB 2.5 kHz (-6 dB?) ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? 180-600 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
210 × 35 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 1.38 × 7.68 in)
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Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E LOWE-HF-000350 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000035