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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 28-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 800-960 MHz (cellular blocked in US) 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 1 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable
SAME weather alert
RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002054 AEA-MX-000006S