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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 30 MHz 50-50.5 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   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)
0.5 µV (15 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-50.5 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 1 W max 1 / 3 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.4-9 V DC 10.7 V DC
Current RX ? 70 mA ?
TX - 620 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000100 AEA-MX-000006S CTE-CT-001600