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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 1.6-12 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? 2.4 kHz Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-12 MHz 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 3/15 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX - ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G-000208 RFT-SEG-000015 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599)