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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Base Station VHF Receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 30-330 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? External speaker or headphones 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
- 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 50 W - 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 40-1000Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) Separate PSU 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX - ? 1.7 A
TX 195 VA max - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M