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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required 1.8 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. V DC (R/) 110/220V AC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 12 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 520 × 320 × 140 mm
(20.47 × 12.60 × 5.51 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004