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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

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  2m  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 70 nV (with preamp)
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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? ≥ 90 dB
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO