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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
EUR 177 ~ EUR 204
GBP 204
USD 170 ~ USD 230
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HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 7 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in clock
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 PHILIPS-D-002999PLL