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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2-Band Transverter + Linear Amp

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? 0,005%
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80 / 40 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 80 W, AM/FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries 105-125 V AC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.3 A
TX - - 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
342 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.46 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
180 × 70 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000121 ZAMIN-CT000840-80W