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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 24-32 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? 70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection >70 dB ? ≥ 90 dB
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range - 24-32 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? 150 W HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 / 450Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells ? 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? 165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 RANGER-RCI-002995DX EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO