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Mobile Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

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 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz 136-174 MHz
403-520 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
403-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1-40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002800 MOTOROLA-GM-000300