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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 11 m (26-28 MHz) 10-80 m 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.5-15V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? Max 750 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/214 HEATHKIT-HR-001680 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000100