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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
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Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50 / 450Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 11-16V DC
Current RX ? -
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between and
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 DRAKE-RV000075