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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - - 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.2-9V DC (6×R6 / AA) 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? 65 mA ?
TX - - 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
64 × 149 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 5.87 × 1.77 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000063 MAGNUM-S-000009