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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  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 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1938 and 1945 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions ? ? 265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? ? 4.50 kg (9.9 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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100A APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D