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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
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 19 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 60Ω 60Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal)
Current RX ? ? 17-100 mA
TX - - Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 196x and 196x in Germany Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 SIEMENS-000745-E310 STANDARD-C-000528