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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.0001 kHz 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-23 MHz 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB < 0,5 uV ≤ 0.25 / 0.28μV
Selectivity ? 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W ≤ 0.5W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains or 12V DC 7.2 V DC (2000 mAh Li-ion)
Current RX ? 50 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
117 × 57 × 34 mm
(4.61 × 2.24 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000066 RFT-EKD-000300 QUANSHENG-TG-000620