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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 525
USD 1,667
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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  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
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.
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX Max 60 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 TEN-TEC-RX-000340