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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.0001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 0.531-1300 MHz 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB < 0,5 uV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? 200 mA 50 W
TX ? 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany
Dimensions ? 61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
Weight ? 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
Accessories ? ? ?
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