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Mobile Shortwave receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 1 Hz kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
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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
AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries Draws from PCI interface ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
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Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile PC-card Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 WINRADIO-WR-G000305I TEXAS-RANGER-000193WX