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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
USD 889
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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)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E SONY-CRF-000001