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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 14 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 60 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 1992 and 1996 in USA Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
? 180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E309B TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008