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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile Dual-Band Scanner

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  4m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.01 %, crystal controlled ?
Tuning steps ? 40 / 200 kHz Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range - 30-180 MHz in 5 bands 30-50 / 148-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? N-AM, band 1-4: 2.5 µV
N-AM, band 5: 5 µV
FM, band 1-4: 2 µV
FM, band 5: 4 µV
≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? Narrow-band: 0.3-3 kHz
Wide-band: 0.03-15 kHz
9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? 4-element crystal filter
Receiver system XTAL Single / Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 / 3.4 MHz 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? Band 1-4: 80 dB, band 5: 60 dB > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz
Audio output ? 500 mW or AF output socket 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 20 W - ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50/600 Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - Dezifix B (R&S) -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains
Current RX - 110 VA 16 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in West Germany Between 1973 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 540 × 234 × 378 mm
(21.26 × 9.21 × 14.88 in)
190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-FOUR-000020 ROHDE-SCHWARZ-ESM-000180 20-166