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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   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)
AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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
AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 LOWE-SRX-000100