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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? within ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 0.0001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 20, 40 & 80 m 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB < 0,5 uV AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB
Audio output ? 0.5 W 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 20, 40 & 80 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 100 W ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF)

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 50 W 1.2-1.5 A
TX ? - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 24.00 kg (52.9 lbs) table top version 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 505 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000210 RFT-EKD-000300 ICOM-IC-007100