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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave SDR Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 10 Hz (1 Hz optional) ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 0.25-30 MHz 0.85-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.7 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 / 16 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 5 V DC (via USB)
Current RX Max 80 W Max 80 W 320 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 198x and 198x in Canada Between 200x and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
185 × 38 × 110 mm
(7.28 × 1.50 × 4.33 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. Remote control (via computer) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A COLLINS-HF-008050A CROSS-COUNTRY-WIRELESS-SDR-000004