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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.1-2 MHz: AM 2 µV, SSB 1 µV
2-30 MHz: AM 1.5 µV, SSB 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
AM: 4 kHz, SSB 2.5 kHz (-6 dB?) AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 180-600 mA 90 VA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
210 × 35 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 1.38 × 7.68 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E LOWE-HF-000350 EDDYSTONE-000770R