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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

Current value
USD 271
USD 889
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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)
AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity 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)
AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 / 500Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX 1.2 A max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
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)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC SONY-CRF-000001