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Desktop Shortwave receiver
USB SDR Receiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 540-1500 kHz / 1.5-31 MHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ Phase noise @1kHz offset: -138dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @10kHz: -150dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @100kHz: -152dBc/Hz
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion SDR SDR, R820T2 tuner IC
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC, USB 5 V DC, USB
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1967 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 343 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
? 24 × 8 × 21 mm
(0.94 × 0.31 × 0.83 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Dongle Dongle

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000077X NOOELEC-NESDR MINI NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002+