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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
EUR 150 ~ EUR 310
USD 800
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 KHz-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 65 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal
Current RX Max 250 mA 130-300 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain
Dimensions 255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000125 LOWE-HF-000150