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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional) 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
? AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 10 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 1326 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W/4000 ohms 0.75 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 60Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W) Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 500 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E303 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225