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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   FM  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 36-180 mA ? 0.4-0.9 A
TX - - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1983 and 1984 Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER KENWOOD-TR-007800