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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Amateur SDR 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  ?
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz 0.02 - 1600 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 3 µV ?
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm 1 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack SMA
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries) ?
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 TECSUN-PL-000680 BONITO-RADIOJET 001305 PLUS