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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 1,667
USD 799
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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) ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
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
<.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum >60 dB typical
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
DSP
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 TEN-TEC-RX-000350