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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 11 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 CB channels, crystal controlled 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - ? 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 460 × 270 × 120 mm
(18.11 × 10.63 × 4.72 in)
420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002100 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 GALAXY-DX-002547