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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop-Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   SSB   -
RF-output 150 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions ? ? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 SBE-CONSOLE-II COMMRADIO-CR-000001