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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.15-0.535 / 1.5-4 / 4-4.5 / 6-6.5 / 8-9 / 12-13.5 / 16-17.5 / 22-23 / 25-26 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
? AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
Image rejection ? ? Greater than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Max 10 W ? SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? 2 A
TX Max 2.9 A - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in West Germany Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BRAUN-SE-000400-DIG DRAKE-RR-000001 KENWOOD-TS-000570DG