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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
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Filters 0.3 / 1.5 / 2.7 / 6 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal Mains
Current RX ? 130-300 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000092M LOWE-HF-000150 COLLINS-000075S-1