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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
External Speaker Console

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  None 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO) -
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 0.001 kHz -

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? -
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - Headphones

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12-15V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max 2 A ?
TX - 23 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 2019 and 20xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
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Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC ELECRAFT-K000004 GALAXY-SC000550