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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Ham Radio RF Preselector

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 14 kHz - 30 MHz 1-50 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1-50 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 9-18 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215C RFT-EKD-000100 MFJ-001045B