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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±300 Hz / hour after warm-up ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity AM/SSB
5 kHz @ -3 dB, 16 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
17 kHz @ -3 dB, 46 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 80 dB ? 80 dB
Audio output 2.4 W into 4 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output AM/SSB: 25 W (PEP), FM: 15 W 150 W 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 7 A ? Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in West-Germany Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 260 × 260 × 120 mm
(10.24 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset
S-meter
Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SEMCOSET-SEMCO-TERZO-(ANALOG) SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030