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Mobile Shortwave receiver
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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
4 kHz, shape factor <2 ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Noise limiter, BFO. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E MINIX-MR-000073B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-WASHINGTON