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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 4 W @ 8 ohms 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains (160 W max) 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 36W Max 1.4 A
TX 14 A max - Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000410 JRC-NRD-000302A BRAUN-SE-000401