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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-2600 MHz 26.900-31.000 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
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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 (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.900-31.000 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries Drawn from ISA-bus ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 1981 and 1988
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile PC-card Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP ZODIAC-M-005006-LM