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Marine Shortwave receiver IMR54

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 255-525 KHz / 1.5-30.3 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 15 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? Wide, Intermediate, Narrow and Very narrow settings.
500 Hz ... 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 14 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 60 Ω ? 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (110-250 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 82 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1952 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 550 × 355 × 407 mm
(21.65 × 13.98 × 16.02 in)
? 747 × 385 × 451 mm
(29.41 × 15.16 × 17.76 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) ? 60.90 kg (134.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIEMENS-000745-E309B SBE-TRINIDAD EDDYSTONE-000700