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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 15 m 1.5-20 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   AM   CW  
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 - 15 m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 1 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 200x in Japan Between 1932 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? ?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External power supply 5886AB
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E MIZUHO-P-000021DX NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS