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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 140
USD 125 ~ USD 220
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 28 V DC
Current RX ? 3 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Military communication Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features BFO ?
Accessories LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000344 MILITARY-BC-000348