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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 444
USD 1,089
EUR 120
USD 178
Rating 1 review 2 reviews
HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   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
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Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz
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 ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 450 mA max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1995 and 1998
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 160 channels in 16 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps.
Accessories ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394