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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.148-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 3 µV
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 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 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 10-15V DC 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Portugal Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
Weight 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000500 LOWE-HF-000250E TECSUN-PL-000660