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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
6m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C) ≥ 100 Hz per hour, after 20 mins. warm-up. ≥ 100 Hz / ±10% supply voltage
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
9 kHz - 49.995 MHz 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 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
0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? 1st: 8395 kHz
2nd 3395 kHz
Image rejection ? 100 dB ≥ 50 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 100 W PEP, CW: 90 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-13V DC Mains
Current RX ? 620 mA max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx Between 1965 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
? 380 × 168 × 339 mm
(14.96 × 6.61 × 13.35 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 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
VOX (Voice Operated Transmit)
PTT (Push To Talk)
Built-in crystal calibrator (100 kc intervals)
ALC (Auto. Level Control)
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO' HEATHKIT-SB-000110A