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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 150 ~ EUR 310
USD 800
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
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 Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal 12V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 130-300 mA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 LOWE-HF-000225