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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop power supply

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.005-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
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Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 55 dB 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ? -
TX Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
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Weight 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215B TEN-TEC-RX-000340 HILBERLING-HN-008000