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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 3/15 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 200x and 200x Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E RFT-SEG-000015