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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm after calibration
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? 0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation)
Filters ? ? 0-1.7, 1.7-2.1, 2.1-3.0, 3.0-4.2, 4.2-6.0, 6.0-8.4, 8.4-12.0, 12-17, 17-24, 24-32 or OFF (0-40 MHz Wide-Band Mode)
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? 90 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 12 V DC 5V DC
Current RX ? ? 700 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? USB 2.0 interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF REGENCY-MX-007000 PERSEUS-SDR