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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 444
USD 1,089
EUR 400 ~ EUR 533
USD 889
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HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 1 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 / 600Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1991 and 1998
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 JRC-NRD-000535