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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz 1 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 1.5-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   AM   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
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Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps) ?
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 ? ?
Image rejection ? 100 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.5-29.999 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-13V DC 12/24V DC, mains
Current RX ? 620 mA max 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 20xx Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
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Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO' RACAL-MRR-000005WP