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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld DSP Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity ? ? FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 60 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None None 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO ?
Accessories ? LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN EICO-000720 MILITARY-BC-000344 TECSUN-PL-000880