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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Compact dual-channel SDR 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)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.54 - 31 MHz in 6 bands 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular) 0.01-55 MHz (800 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? None

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX ? 25-190 mA 640 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1960 in USA Between 2012 and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
64 × 24 × 112 mm
(2.52 × 0.94 × 4.41 in)
Weight ? 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit, 125 MHz ADC
Aluminium case
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TMC-GPR-000090 AOR-AR-008200D EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRIDDC