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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-21.85 / 87-108 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC batteries or 3-6V DC external Mains 7.4V DC
Current RX ? 120W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 150 × 85 × 34 mm
(5.91 × 3.35 × 1.34 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
59 × 119 × 37 mm
(2.32 × 4.69 × 1.46 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 246 gr (8.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Speech synthesizer
DCS/CTCSS/DTMF
Stopwatch
PC-programmable
CE-compliant
Built-in flashlight
Alpha tags
Roger beep
VOX
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000010-(WR5401) HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A WOUXUN-KG-UV000002D