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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Marine Shortwave receiver IMR54

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 15 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
15-160 kHz: 4-20 µV (10 dB S/N)
160-1500 kHz: 6-10 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.5-4 MHz: 1.5-3 µV (10 dB S/N)
4-10 MHz: 2-6 µV (10 dB S/N)
10-31 MHz: 2-10 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
Wide, Intermediate, Narrow and Very narrow settings.
500 Hz ... 25 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 60Ω 72Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains (110-250 V AC)
Current RX ? 82 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 1952 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
747 × 385 × 451 mm
(29.41 × 15.16 × 17.76 in)
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) 60.90 kg (134.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 EDDYSTONE-000700