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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 1 PPB ?

Receiver

RX-range - 24-1800 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? Tracking RF filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Digital Down Converter, software defined Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   All mode   -
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC (USB port) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX - ? 80 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in France Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (10.4 ENOB, 70dB SNR, 95dB SFDR)
Up to 6 MHz panoramic spectrum view
Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and UP boards
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 AIRSPY-MINI EDDYSTONE-000730/6