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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system 19 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A
TX - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Germany Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E310 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)