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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
QRP SDR HF Transceiver
Headless Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. with optional TCXO ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -30 to +85°C (-22 to +185°F)
Tuning steps 1 kHz 1 Hz Software dependent

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-12 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 0.001-2000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ≥ -115 dBm / 0.11~0.89 μV ?
Selectivity ? SSB 2.3 kHz (-6 dB)
CW 500 Hz (-6 dB)
?
Filters 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system superheterodyne SDR SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8 ohm, 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-12 MHz 160-10 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   -
RF-output 30/100 W 5-15 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 9-15 V DC 5 V DC (USB-C
Current RX ? 450 mA < 600 mA
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2017 and 20xx in China Between 2024 and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 215 × 74 × 62 mm
(8.46 × 2.91 × 2.44 in)
200 × 40 × 105 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 613 gr (1.4 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum waterfall display
Noise Reduction
Automatic notch filter
SWR-meter
Supply voltage meter
AF-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-SEG-000100 RISEN-RS-000918SSB SDRPLAY-NRSP-ST