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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Ham Radio RF Preselector

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.6-12 MHz 1-50 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 55 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.6-12 MHz 1-50 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 20-60 W 30/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 9-18 V DC
Current RX Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ? ?
TX Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
? ?
Weight 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215B RFT-SEG-000100 MFJ-001045B