Hello, are there any people with a lowe hf 150 who can tell me about the modifications of this receiver. Users manual this is the simplest type of outdoor aerial system, and is very effective for general shortwave listening. Some weeks ago you could read about the following modifications for the hf 150, developed by the austrian radio amateur wolfgang franta, oe3wfa. Lowe hf 150 receiver for sale immaculate condition complete in original box keypad telescopic whip aerial line antenna lowe instruction manual the lowe airband guide and lowe listeners guide lowe mains charger aasize rechargeable batteries. Do you posses the wonderful lowe electronics hf150 communication hf receiver. Let us know what you traded it for and help other ham operators. Back to lowe next receiver last modified 20060628 lowe hf 350 europa version. Good sensitivity across its entire range, no weak spots, dropoff points or cliffs, yet it has no annoying characteristics whatsoever.
During the spring and summer this signal can be very good during the. Lowe hf150, lowe sp150, lowe pr150, lowe rk150, lowe ps. Hf150 radio lowe electronics ltd matlock, build 1992, 3 p. Hf 150 radio lowe electronics ltd matlock, build 1992, 3 pictures, 5 schematics, great britain, tubes, semiconductors, broadcast receiver or past ww. The control software was rewritten to show the new tighter. Second hand lowe hf150 preselector match hf150 lowe receiv. The synchronous detector is extremely easy to use, and it works very well. Im thinking of filters, illumination of the display, smeter and other improvements looking forward to your responses, suggestions, tips ore urls with info about modufications the hf 150. In my mind, it was the ne plus ultra of shortwave receivers. Back in the early 1990s, lowe made the hf 150 receiver, the matching pr 150 preselector, and the sp 150 speaker and i wanted that set.
In good working condition this is a classic receiver for shortwave from the hands of john thorpe, the famous rf designer. I have a good lowe hf150 setup with the pr150 preselector, the if150 computer interface,software and the keypad. View and download lowe electronics hf 150 technical manual online. His almost spartan design there are only a few controls found many fans. One thing that has been lacking for this great little receiver is cheap, low cost or free software to control it and greatly enhance its usability. The win 150 windows software program provides a simpletouse graphical interface to the hf 150 and provides a. Radio australia received about 3pm on 9475 khz, 051109, in the u. At the end of 1991 lowe announced it was launching a small receiver for the bottom. Lcd abo shm memory numbers and receiver mcoe when by spnwh. View and download lowe electronics hf150 technical manual online. The model hf 235 was an enhanced, rack mounted version with built in keypad. The lowe hf 250 is a dualconversion superheterodyne receiver with a first if frequency at 45 mhz and a second if where the selectivity is determined at 455 khz. We collect prices paid by real hams over the years to help you estimate the value of a used lowe hf 150.
Jtdx is an open source ham radio program for hf jt65 and jt9 modes. Designed for use with the lowe hf 150 shortwave receiver but can be used with most others including the aor ar7030 receiver which has a wideopen front end with no bandpass filters. Lowe hf150 shortwave receiver, pr 150 preselector, and keypad. This hf 150 comes with the original owners manual and a nonoriginal radio shack ac power supply. A wide variety of lowe hf 150 options are available to you, such as handheld. Do you posses the wonderful lowe electronics hf 150 communication hf receiver. Lowe hf 150 receiver and lowe pr 150 preselector complete with power supply and rs232 interconnect for computers. After moving to a another house i discover that there was some things missing now maybe someone wil help me out im looking for that ms dos program that came with the hf 250, it was a smal program on a floppy disk. In march 1992 we tested an offtheshelf example of the hf150, putting it. There are a number of software programs available in the third party market. The top countries of suppliers are china, singapore, from which the percentage of lowe hf 150 supply is 99%, 1% respectively. Find lowe hf 250e rigs and spare parts on ebay find the lowe hf 250e on amazon the lowe hf 250 is a considerably evolutionary, enhanced version of the hf 225. Based on historic data, todays secondhand price of the lowe hf 150 is around.
The lowe hf 150 coverage is from 30 khz to 30 mhz with variable tuning rate according to speed rotation of the main tuning knob. After a couple of years not using my lowe hf 250 i decided to take up my hobby again. I have a good lowe hf 150 setup with the pr 150 preselector, the if 150 computer interface, software and the keypad. I think there would actually be enough financial flexibility in each case to include a small backup portable like the tecsun pl380 or similar. When it came out, the lowe hf 150 caused a minor revolution. The win150 windows software program provides a simpletouse graphical interface to the hf150 and provides a. Lowe has used many proven techniques from the hf 225 and hf 150 so, from a technical point of view, the hf 250 is not a completely new receiver. Operating the hf150 is described in the next two sections of this manual, but you may well ask what is a suitable aerial. The hf150 is quiet, it doesnt drift and the audio is good. I was struck by the quality of the hf 150 s shielding in that i could. Each band represents a dualtank lc filter circuit, each of which can tune over 2. There are 311 suppliers who sells lowe hf 150 on, mainly located in asia. I hope so because it is a cracking piece of kit by any bodys standard.
With a minimum of operation, i can hear anything i want to hear. It gives much better performance than sets like the kenwood r which were on the market 20 years ago for the same price, showing that it is still possible to improve on performance and keep the costs reasonable. Xl telescopic antenna 90 degree pl259 for lowe hf150 hf225 radio receiver. In short, the lowe hf 150 is an excellent choice as an entrylevel communications receiver. Solid, simple little receiver with excellent audio quality. Does anybody know or has anybody performed the mod. Hf150 radio lowe electronics ltd matlock, build 1992, 3 pictures, 5 schematics, great britain, tubes, semiconductors, broadcast receiver or past ww. Hf225 amateurr lowe electronics ltd matlock, build 19891997, 4 pictures, 4 schematics, great britain, tubes, semiconductors, amateurreceiver. Most receivers have at least 1 or 2 irksome qualities. As you must know, the lowe hf 150 is a surprisingly small tabletop radio with excellent performance. A introduction i own a lowe hf 150, and im very satisfied with it. Lowe hf 150 kit for sale in marino, dublin from n17man. Lowe pr 150 preselector in excellent condition with original box and instruction manual. Modes are am, am synchronous, usb and lsb also for cwrttyfax.
The lowe hf150 coverage is from 30 khz to 30 mhz with variable tuning rate according to speed rotation of the main tuning knob. Lowe electronics hf150 technical manual pdf download. I just bought a 8 way nicd battery charger off ebay. Receiver software applications the radioreference wiki. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. The win 150 windows software program provides a simpletouse graphical interface to the hf 150 and provides a way to maintain the 60 internal memories with comments. Lowe hf150 shortwave radio am ssb receiver scarce display. The rear panel has antenna input jacks and jacks for audio out. The lowe pr 150 preselector and preamp is an accessory for the hf 150 receiver.
Icom, jrc nrd345535545, lowe hf150, quadrad, tentec. Nov 05, 2009 radio australia received about 3pm on 9475 khz, 051109, in the u. This small and powerful receiver impresses the hobbyist with its excellent performance. The hf150 is the best behaved general coverage receiver that ive ever used.
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