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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile CB

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   -
RF-output ? 15 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
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Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 25 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E ZODIAC-TAURUS CCE-CB-006000