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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Compact dual-channel SDR receiver

General

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)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.01-55 MHz (800 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? None

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D + 2R6/AA) Mains 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX ? ? 640 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 1972 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 293 × 160 × 60 mm
(11.54 × 6.30 × 2.36 in)
? 64 × 24 × 112 mm
(2.52 × 0.94 × 4.41 in)
Weight 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Portable Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock. RF gain ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit, 125 MHz ADC
Aluminium case
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000803 ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010C EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRIDDC