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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
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 ? Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 3.5 W ~30 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1973 and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E ZODIAC-MINI-000006 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A