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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz 27-250 MHz in 6 bands 2-20 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters.
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz 601.3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20/D), 12V DC external or mains Powered by optional external power supply 5886AB or 6 volts vibrator pack 686S. 200-250V AC / 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 60 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1996 in Portugal Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 19xx
Dimensions 311.15 × 184.15 × 76.2 mm
(12.25 × 7.25 × 3.00 in)
419 × 222 × 216 mm
(16.50 × 8.74 × 8.50 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
Weight 1.81 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Alpha tags. RDS. AGC. Clock ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000700 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HFS MARCONI-R001475-RG44