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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Selectivity 5 steps ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. 455kHz ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 10cm internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station PC-card

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-CR-000088A STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND WINRADIO-WR-G000303I