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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 0.01-30 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
? HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 60Ω 60 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 198x and 198x (late eighties) in Germany Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
448 × 153 × 470 mm
(17.64 × 6.02 × 18.50 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 SIEMENS-CHR000531 ELAD-FDM-S000002