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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB SN) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 0-5 W 3/15 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries
Current RX ? 750 mA max ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions ? 248 × 95 × 318 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 12.52 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 4 gr (0.1 oz) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK. PBT. NB. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-II-000535 RFT-SEG-000015