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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz ~50 kHz - 30 MHz 0.009-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? ? Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX Max 60 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? ?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ISB option D/F (Direction Finding) and homing functions 4 programmable GPIO's
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001792 MARCONI-SMR-000003A AIRSPY-HF+