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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

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)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.06-0.42 / 0.5-30 MHz in six bands 0.5-30.1 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity CW below 11 MHz: 1-2 µV (20 dB S/N)
CW above 11 MHz: 1.5-4 µV (20 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne, 11 tubes 27 tubes Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. 465 KHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 100 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-15V DC
Current RX 85 W @ 250 VAC ? 2 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in West Germany Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 405 × 310 × 420 mm
(15.94 × 12.20 × 16.54 in)
? 343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 37.00 kg (81.6 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) A true boatanchor! 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module
MPN MARCONI-CR000100-1/8 ROHDE-SCHWARZ-EK-000007 ELECRAFT-K000004D