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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless Shortwave receiver

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)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm after calibration
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF)
Selectivity ? Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation)
Filters ? 0-1.7, 1.7-2.1, 2.1-3.0, 3.0-4.2, 4.2-6.0, 6.0-8.4, 8.4-12.0, 12-17, 17-24, 24-32 or OFF (0-40 MHz Wide-Band Mode)
Receiver system ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5V DC
Current RX 120W 700 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB 2.0 interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A PERSEUS-SDR