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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
2 meter Transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 55 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output 20-60 W AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input) 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC - ?
TX Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ? 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215B WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C HEATHKIT-SB-000500