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Portable HF/VHF Receiver (prototype)
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 65-108 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 10-15V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
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Weight ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000900 LOWE-HF-000250E LAFAYETTE-HA-000303