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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  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)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 80 dB
Audio output ? Requires external speaker 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal)
Current RX 300~500mA ? 3 A (60 W)
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 14 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 COLLINS-000075S-3C DRAKE-R000007A