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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 21.0-21.45 MHz 1.5-30.1 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 16 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m)
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 21.0-21.45 MHz - 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 2 W ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 60 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.5V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1.1 A
TX Max 3 A - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1961 in Germany Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 475 × 295 × 390 mm
(18.70 × 11.61 × 15.35 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight ? 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional XTAL controlled memories
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000015M SIEMENS-000745-E311A YAESU-FT-000301D