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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
EUR 444
USD 1,089
USD 253 ~ USD 267
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HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection >70 dB > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal
Current RX ? 1 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A.
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 DRAKE-SW000008