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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.148-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 12 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 30 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R14/C + 3R6/AA), 12V DC external or mains 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 3.5 A max
TX - ? 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Portugal Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 299.72 × 177.8 × 50.8 mm
(11.80 × 7.00 × 2.00 in)
? 340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ? 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock Full QSK Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000400 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021/DIGITAL-(574) ICOM-IC-007610