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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ±3 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
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Filters ? 2 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws MCX
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or Mains 13.8V DC or mains 5 V DC, USB
Current RX Max 30 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
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Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Dongle

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000095S-1A JRC-NRD-000525 NOOELEC-NESDR MINI