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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz - 0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV 0.53-1.70 MHz
0.4 µV 25-27.995 MHz
0.3 µV 28-54 MHz
0.8 µV 59.75-107.9 MHz
0.4 µV 108-136.9875 MHz
0.3 µV 137-174 MHz
1.0 µV 179.75-215.75 MHz
0.3 µV 406-512 MHz
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.9 W max

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 90 W, AM: 35 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Germany Between 1956 and 1959 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
533 × 292 × 420 mm
(20.98 × 11.50 × 16.54 in)
209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 27.70 kg (61.1 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VFO Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E310 E.F.-JOHNSON-PACEMAKER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS