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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 14-14.3 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
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Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-15V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in West Germany Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
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Weight ? 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000014 TEN-TEC-RX-000340 ZODIAC-CONTACT-000024