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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 80-15 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Super-Heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W)

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m
Modulations - USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 135 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 40-100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 35 W
TX - 165 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1963 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E SBE-SB-000033