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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  2m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 156-157 MHz (marine band) 144-146 MHz (2m band)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
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Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 12 crystal controlled channels 12 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-ASV-001515 LOWE-ASV-001515