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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Self-powered shortwave receiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m + 6m HF broadcast bands 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? None

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Crank handle or 3 × AA batteries 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX 100mA ? 410 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
178 × 203 × 51 mm
(7.01 × 7.99 × 2.01 in)
25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable 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 ? LCD clock
Night light
Flood light
Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DAVCO-DR-000030 COMMANDO-R-000777 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO