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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

Current value
USD 799
EUR 257 ~ EUR 300
USD 399
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Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB typical ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX 1.5 A ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 COMMRADIO-CR-000001