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Desktop Shortwave receiver
USB SDR Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
27-4 / 45-84 / 81-145 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.25 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - MCX -
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC, USB Mains or batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
? 483 × 230 × 256 mm
(19.02 × 9.06 × 10.08 in)
Weight ? ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Dongle Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 15 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027