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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.0001 kHz Continuous 1Hz

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.04 - 32 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FSK   DMR   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB < 0,5 uV ? 0.03 µV
Selectivity 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
? high IP3 (+29 dBm),
dynamic range (96 / 136 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W ? none (USB)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 12 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 50 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 1973 and 197x in West Germany Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
420 × 260 × 160 mm
(16.54 × 10.24 × 6.30 in)
115 × 33 × 91 mm
(4.53 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
? sensitivity 0.04µV
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000300 BRAUN-SE-000600-DIG BONITO-RADIOJET-001102S