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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
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
5 steps ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries Mains Separate PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 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 RCA-CR-000088A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350