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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.001%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-26.1 / 87-108 MHz 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? @ 10dB S/N < 0.5 µV (AM)
@ 10dB S/N < 0.25 µV (SSB)
Selectivity ? ? - 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL - based receiver.
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 10.695 MHz
2nd IF 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? - 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts into 8 Ohms @ 10% THD.

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? ? 4W (AM)
12W PEP (SSB)

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - External Speaker - 3.5 mm Mono.
External PA Speaker - 3.5 mm Mono.

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC batteries or 8-16V DC external 9V DC (6R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? < 0.5 A
TX - - < 3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1986 and 1991 in Portugal Between 1997 and 2017 in Malaysia
Dimensions 500 × 240 × 200 mm
(19.69 × 9.45 × 7.87 in)
502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
200 × 61 × 234 mm
(7.87 × 2.40 × 9.21 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Clock Preselector. ANL. Clock Talk-back control.
Frequency display.
SWR Meter.
PA.
NB / ANL.
Internal AGC.
Roger Beep.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000600 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT 000650 GALAXY-DX-000959