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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 1,667
EUR 209 ~ EUR 575
USD 297 ~ USD 331
AUD 676 ~ AUD 800
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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) 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   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
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 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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 Digital signal processing Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum 70 dB
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 ALINCO-DX-R000008