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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system Direct conversion DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB 100 dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC From PCI interface 11-13V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? 620 mA max
TX 450 mA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station PC-card Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 WINRADIO-WR-G000313I WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'