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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.535-30 MHz 0.53-1.7 (AM) / 25-54 / 88-174 / 406-512 MHz
VHF/UHF TV channels
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV 0.53-1.70 MHz
0.4 µV 25-27.995 MHz
0.3 µV 28-54 MHz
0.8 µV 59.75-107.9 MHz
0.4 µV 108-136.9875 MHz
0.3 µV 137-174 MHz
1.0 µV 179.75-215.75 MHz
0.3 µV 406-512 MHz
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 0.9 W max

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1971 Between 1969 and 1972 Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
? 209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 625 gr (1.4 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Band spread ? Clock
Weather scan
TV reception (audio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000340-CRS