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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-32 MHz 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 10 W ? 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 25-28V DC 6.5-14V DC
Current RX Max 1.4 A 3 A max 135 mA
TX Max 2.9 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in West Germany Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BRAUN-SE-000400-DIG COLLINS-R-000392/URR ELECRAFT-KX000002