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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 1.5-30.1 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 14 tubes 16 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 60 Ω 60 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 1959 and 1961 in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
475 × 295 × 390 mm
(18.70 × 11.61 × 15.35 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E309B SIEMENS-000745-E311A SEMCOSET-SELECTO