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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ~30 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E MILITARY-EM-000025 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A