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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
Multiband SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C) 100 Hz after 30 minutes warm up
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
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Selectivity Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz ?
Receiver system ? Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz 100 dB 50 dB
Audio output Line + Headphones ? 2 W @ 5% THD into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? ? 500 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SMA SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply 11-13V DC Mains
Current RX 36W 620 mA max ?
TX - - 450 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and in USA Between 2010 and 20xx Between 1982 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
? 398 × 360 × 180 mm
(15.67 × 14.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Digital display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000400 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO' DELTA-DBR-000550-II