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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX ? 170 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 WHISTLER-WS001080