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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
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Filters 9MHz crystal ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz ?
Image rejection ? More than 70dB ?
Audio output External speaker required More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 MCX
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 13.8V DC ±15% 5 V DC, USB
Current RX ? 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ?
TX ? 21A (at 100W output power) -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Dongle

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 ICOM-IC-007300 NOOELEC-NESDR MINI