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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ? ?
Tuning steps 40 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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Selectivity Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single / Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 / 3.4 MHz ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB >90 dB! ?
Audio output 500 mW or AF output socket ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - 0-100 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 60Ω 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other Dezifix B (R&S) - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 110 VA 2 A max Max 2.2 A
TX - 20 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C. DSP DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) YAESU-FT-000920AF