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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 watt 4 Ohm 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A 36W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000040 TEN-TEC-RX-000350 JRC-NRD-000302A