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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 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) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   AM  
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 XTAL synthesis
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 - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D), 12V DC external or mains Mains (95-260 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1991 in Portugal Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
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Weight 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Preselector. ANL. Clock 6 memories are optional ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT 000650 HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 HANDIC-002305