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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 0.01-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 60Ω 60 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 198x and 198x (late eighties) in Germany Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
448 × 153 × 470 mm
(17.64 × 6.02 × 18.50 in)
?
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 SIEMENS-CHR000531 GONSET-GR-000212