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PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
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
Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
Selectivity ? 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps) ± 3 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz -
Receiver system DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB 100 dB ?
Audio output 600 ohm line audio ? 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. From PCI interface 11-13V DC 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX ? 620 mA max 35 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
? 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor PC-card Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
?
Accessories ? ? ?
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