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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.0001 kHz 0.01 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-520 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB < 0,5 uV AM, SSB < 0,5 uV ?
Selectivity 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 8 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SMA
Impedance 75Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC Mains 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 50 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
?
Weight 24.00 kg (52.9 lbs) table top version ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 99 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 RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
? NOAA channels
GPS option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000300 RFT-EKD-000500 RADTEL-RT-000620