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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC Max 700 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 199x and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 ICOM-IC-PCR001000 YAESU-FRG-000007