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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? ?
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? 500 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) ?V DC Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX 25-65 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1983 and 1984 Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER RFT-EKD-000700