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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-10 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF) ?
Selectivity ? Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation) 4 kHz
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 ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 200 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 5V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX Max 80 W 700 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? USB 2.0 interface ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110LX PERSEUS-SDR RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190