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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 444
USD 1,089
USD 271
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HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
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 ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN AOR-AR-003030 ICOM-IC-R000072DC