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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld 10m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 28-29 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
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 ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 28-29 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 4 W 2 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries ? 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX ? ? 70 mA
TX - ? 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 TEXAS-RANGER-000193WX AEA-MX-000010