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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 90 dB
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones required Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range - - 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations - - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? ? HF: 20 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal Mains 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and xxxx in Great Britain Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
? 165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? None 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150M NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002