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Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 10-160 m (2 m option)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
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Filters 4-element crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL Single conversion, 10 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 1st: 1326 kHz ?
Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 2 W/4000 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - -
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains (100-234 V AC)
Current RX 16 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan (made by Yaesu for Sommerkamp)
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
370 × 160 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-166 SIEMENS-000745-E303 SOMMERKAMP-FRDX-000500