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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01 to 0.001% after 15 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 0.54-54 MHz in 6 bands (0.54-1.35 / 1.35-3.45 / 3.45-7.4 / 7.4-14.8 / 14.8-29.7 / 29.7-54 MHz) 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: ≤ 2 µV
CW: ≤ 0.75 µV
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Selectivity ? Selectable bandwidths
Non-XTAL filter: 3 / 8 / 13 kHz
XTAL filter: 200 / 500 Hz and 1.3 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 72-109 dB (Depending on band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/75Ω 100Ω 50/200 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (95-260 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 1951 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
Weight 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 35 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6 memories are optional ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300 HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1