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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 3,333
EUR 209 ~ EUR 575
USD 297 ~ USD 331
AUD 676 ~ AUD 800
Rating No reviews yet 3 reviews
HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 0.2 PPM ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output 1W More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000630 ALINCO-DX-R000008