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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF airband receiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 108-142 MHz 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? 0.35 µV
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? None

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC SMA
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX ? ? 410 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
? 25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ? 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000535 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000550 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO