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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E RME-004350A LAFAYETTE-000525C