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HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
0.39 µV
Selectivity 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 10 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires headphones or external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (220 V AC) 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 16 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 ELAD-FDM-S000001