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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) SSB
0.5-1.8 MHz: 3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 4 µV

All 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 100 W SSB: 100 W, AM: 40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? Max 1 A 1.2 A
TX ? Max 20 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1999 and 200x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-controlled. IF-DSP. Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215C TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550) ALINCO-DX-000701