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Mobile Shortwave receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
?
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 DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end PLL (uPD2824C)
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
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Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries From PCI interface 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile PC-card Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
NB/ANL
PA
Dimmer
Instant channel 9 button
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 WINRADIO-WR-G000313I PRESIDENT-AR-000144