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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz ?
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? ?
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26-32 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 120 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1978 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 MAC-L-000120A