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Desktop Shortwave receiver
USB SDR Receiver
Super Wideband Communication Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
10 kHz - 3.0 GHz (cellular blocked on consumer model)
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   D-STAR   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/FSK (at 10 dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: –6 dBμ
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –14 dBμ
30– 1099.999 MHz: –10 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –10 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –8 dBμ

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: 16 dBμ
1.8– 29.999 MHz: 8 dBμ
30– 1099.999 MHz: 15 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: 15 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 15 dBμ

FM (at 10dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –6 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –6 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –6 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –4 dBμ

W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: -
30– 1099.999 MHz: 3 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: 3 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 5 dBμ

D-STAR, NXDN, dPMR (1% BER)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –2 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –2 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –2 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 0 dBμ

P25 (5% BER)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –5 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –5 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –5 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –3 dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>180 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system Superheterodyne SDR Direct / Double / Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 0.010–29.999 MHz: Direct sampling
30.000–499.999 MHz: Double superheterodyne (IF: 778.7, 46.35 MHz)
500.000–1099.999 MHz: Double superheterodyne (IF: 278.7, 46.35 MHz)
1100.000–1499.999 MHz: Triple superheterodyne (IF: 900–500.000001, 278.7, 46.35 MHz)
Image rejection ? ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) MCX SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 5 V DC, USB 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 2 A max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
? 220 × 90 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.06 in)
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Dongle Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 2000 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? 4.3-inch touch display
Real-time Spectrum Scope
SD Card Slot
Remote Control through IP-network or USB
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ? SP-23 external speaker
SP-39AD power supply
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002 ICOM-IC-R008600