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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave / 6m SDR Scanner / receiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 540 kHz - 42 MHz 0.85-70.5 MHz 0.85-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single-preselection, superhet SDR SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Built-in ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC (via USB) 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX ? 320 mA 320 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in Great Britain Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004+ CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004