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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-30 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation) Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   DMR  
RF-output 90 W ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX - 35 W 810 mA, 2A max
TX 225 W max - 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1965 and 1966 Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720