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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF long-range mobile radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 25 / 12.5 / 10 / 6.25 / 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ≤0.20 µV / ≤0.25 µV
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? ?
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz 5.5 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 500mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10/25/50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% (11.7-15.8V)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
185 × 56 × 170 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout, 1kHz precision Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E LOWE-SRX-000030D LISHENG-UT000858