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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 1.5-20 MHz 2-7.999 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 9 tube superhet ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
495 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD External speaker or headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2-7.999 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? - SSB: 5/20 W, AM: 1.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains or 6/170V 18V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 197x and 198x in Great Britain
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? ?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? - Built-in ATU
Accessories ? External power supply 5886AB ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS RACAL-TRA-000921