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Desktop Shortwave receiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver
Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Software defined Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30.6 MHz 0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Direct down conversion, software defined ?
IF-freqs. 450 kHz Software defined ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? None ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5 V DC (USB 2.0) Mains, built-in PSU
Current RX ? 410 mA max -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany Between 1955 and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
?
Weight ? 43 gr (1.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000840/A EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO ALLIED-RADIO-KNIGHT-KIT-V000044