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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 6020 kHz ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W 20-60 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC (12V DC option) Mains Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ?
TX ? Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 RFT-000215B RFT-EKD-000700