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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 156-157 MHz (marine band) -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 13.8 V DC 12~15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 12 crystal controlled channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E LOWE-ASV-001515 LOWE-SP-000150