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Mobile Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30 KHz-30 MHz 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 250 mA ? 300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 2006 and 200x in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option. Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000125 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588) LOWE-SRX-000100