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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 0.0001 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-470 MHz 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB < 0,5 uV 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)
Selectivity ? 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? > 80 dB
Audio output ? 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1 / 10 / 25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A 50 W ?
TX Max 8 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 280 × 120 × 343 mm
(11.02 × 4.72 × 13.50 in)
540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
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Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 24.00 kg (52.9 lbs) table top version ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 9K6 packet ready
RS-232
RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR000270 RFT-EKD-000300 RFT-EKD-000100