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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 444
USD 1,089
USD 667
EUR 116 ~ EUR 267
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HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   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
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 10-15V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 LOWE-HF-000250