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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? ?
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations - - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 25-65 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
? ?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 4 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 STAR-SR-000700E FDK-MULTI-002000A