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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 30 MHz ? 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
? Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 80 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 180 W 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? 380 mA
TX - ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions ? 225 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.86 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 1.84 kg (4.1 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000100 ZAMIN-ABL000600 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890