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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
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 ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system 14 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 2A max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 2003 and 200x Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions 550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E309B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008 DRAKE-R-004245