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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 30 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
66-108 / 108-136 / 136-520 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM, SSB < 0,5 uV ? ?
Selectivity 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
136-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W 8 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany Between 201x and 201x in China Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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
NOAA channels
GPS option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000500 SAMCOM-CP-000500 RADTEL-RT-000620