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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station 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 ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz, (25.515-27.855 MHz)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   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 Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Internal speaker 7 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz, (25.515-27.855 MHz)
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or internal batteries Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) Mains
Current RX ? 15 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 335 × 95 × 210 mm
(13.19 × 3.74 × 8.27 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 PRESIDENT-BENJAMIN