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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands ? 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.0001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB < 0,5 uV AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws -
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX 50 W 16 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 24.00 kg (52.9 lbs) table top version 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
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Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN RFT-EKD-000300 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1