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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop SDR transceiver | 100 W | HF / 2 / 6m

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 0.09-65 / 95-148 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
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Selectivity Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? Software defined
Image rejection 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ?
Audio output Line + Headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0-160 MHz
Modulations - All mode  
RF-output ? HF: 100 W, VHF: 30 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 36W 1 A
TX - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and in USA Between 2013 and 201x in Russia
Dimensions 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
320 × 140 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 9.84 in)
Weight 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7" LCD, 1280x800 pixels
HDMI connector for external display
2 USB connectors
RS-232 (serial) / RJ-45 (ethernet)
WiFi optional
GPS optional
ATU optional
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000400 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR-MB000001