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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC ? 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000216 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000