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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E RME-004350A EDDYSTONE-000730/7