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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 6 W max 600 mA
TX - - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions 568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 YAESU-FT-000101E