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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
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 16 tubes Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries Mains Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 COLLINS-000051J-2 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R