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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless Amateur Receiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  60m  20m  15m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -30 to +85°C (-22 to +185°F) ?
Tuning steps Continuous Software dependent ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-22 MHz in four bands 0.001-2000 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   Multiple (Software defined)   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SMA SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC (USB-C 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? < 600 mA < 500 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 193x Between 2024 and 20xx in Great Britain Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 200 × 40 × 105 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight ? 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000001-SKYRIDER SDRPLAY-NRSP-ST MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII