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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) Max 8 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
300 × 160 × 340 mm
(11.81 × 6.30 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
IF-mechanical filter, squelch, noise limiter. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 MINIX-MTR-000025S RFT-000215