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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.1-2 MHz: AM 2 µV, SSB 1 µV
2-30 MHz: AM 1.5 µV, SSB 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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: 4 kHz, SSB 2.5 kHz (-6 dB?) 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 - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12V DC
Current RX 180-600 mA 300 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 210 × 35 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 1.38 × 7.68 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile 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
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000350 LOWE-SRX-000100