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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.0001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   All mode  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB < 0,5 uV ?
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 60Ω 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains or 12V DC Mains, built-in PSU
Current RX ? 50 W -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 1955 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
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Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 RFT-EKD-000300 ALLIED-RADIO-KNIGHT-KIT-V000044