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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 30 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP / Single / Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
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Weight ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000100 COMMRADIO-CR-000001 SAMCOM-CP-000700