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Desktop Shortwave receiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 799
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz Software defined
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB typical 55 dB
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 11-15 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 500 mA max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 ELAD-FDM-000077