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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  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)  10m 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 1.75-4.9 / 4.8-12.6 / 12.5-34 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
? ?
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
5 kHz (-6 dB)
2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.65 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
?
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) 3.2 W external only 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50-600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains (115 / 230 V AC) Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? 85 W max 15 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
ANL ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021