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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
<1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 60 mm diam. ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 30 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 25-65 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1973 Between 1967 and 1968 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 460 × 260 × 130 mm
(18.11 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
?
Weight 6.45 kg (14.2 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001000 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021/DIGITAL-(574)