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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Super Wideband Communication Receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 10 kHz - 3.0 GHz (cellular blocked on consumer model) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   D-STAR   P25   DV   All mode  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK (at 10 dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: –6 dBμ
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –14 dBμ
30– 1099.999 MHz: –10 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –10 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –8 dBμ

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: 16 dBμ
1.8– 29.999 MHz: 8 dBμ
30– 1099.999 MHz: 15 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: 15 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 15 dBμ

FM (at 10dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –6 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –6 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –6 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –4 dBμ

W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: -
30– 1099.999 MHz: 3 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: 3 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 5 dBμ

D-STAR, NXDN, dPMR (1% BER)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –2 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –2 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –2 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 0 dBμ

P25 (5% BER)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –5 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –5 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –5 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –3 dBμ
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Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>180 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Direct / Double / Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 0.010–29.999 MHz: Direct sampling
30.000–499.999 MHz: Double superheterodyne (IF: 778.7, 46.35 MHz)
500.000–1099.999 MHz: Double superheterodyne (IF: 278.7, 46.35 MHz)
1100.000–1499.999 MHz: Triple superheterodyne (IF: 900–500.000001, 278.7, 46.35 MHz)
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Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? 2 A max 15 W
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
220 × 90 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.06 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 2000 channels in 100 bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO 4.3-inch touch display
Real-time Spectrum Scope
SD Card Slot
Remote Control through IP-network or USB
Clock
Alarm
Accessories LS-3 external speaker SP-23 external speaker
SP-39AD power supply
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MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 ICOM-IC-R008600 HEATHKIT-SB-000634