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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20, 40 & 80 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
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Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20, 40 & 80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 200x and 200x Between 198x and 198x in China
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000210 WINRADIO-WR-G000305E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100