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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz 108-142 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (S/N 10dB) AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 19 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 60 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM/FM 1 / 4 W, SSB: 1 / 7 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 60Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC 7.2-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 50 mA
TX - - 1.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
Weight 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E310 YUPITERU-VT-000125-II ALBRECHT-AE-000201S