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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? 500 Hz CW Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB or better 100 dB
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 200 W (PEP input) 100 W (25 W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 11-13V DC
Current RX ? 60 VA 620 mA max
TX ? 470 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 107.95 × 146.05 × 355.6 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.00 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
?
Weight ? 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 90 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-D-(000546) YAESU-FT-000990 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'