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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Commercial Analog Two-way Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz 25-1300 MHz 400-470MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
≤-123dB(12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ≥60dB(width)/ 55dB(narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 400-470MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Germany Between 200x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
61 × 37 × 132 mm
(2.40 × 1.46 × 5.20 in)
Weight 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 242 gr (8.5 oz) including battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Switchable Power
Squelch Levels(0-9)
Time-out Timer(TOT)
Channel Prompt
QT/DQT
Low Battery Alert
BCL
VOX
Accessories ? ? Antenna
Battery
Charger
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E310 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225 BELFONE-BF-007110