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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps Continuous 0.01 kHz 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10 kHz - 30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 500 mW ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output AM: 60 W (input), CW: 75 W (input) ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA max
TX ? - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 199x in East Germany Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions ? 540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000040 RFT-EKD-000700 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II