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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.1-2 MHz: AM 2 µV, SSB 1 µV
2-30 MHz: AM 1.5 µV, SSB 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM: 4 kHz, SSB 2.5 kHz (-6 dB?) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ?V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 180-600 mA ? 30 W
TX - - 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 210 × 35 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 1.38 × 7.68 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000350 20-303 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321