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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Beacon Receiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps AM: 9 or 10 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 200-400 kHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 5 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 5 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 142.5 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage) Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX 300 mA 0.75 A ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions 127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 255 gr (9.0 oz) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 100 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock / alarm ? BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR MILITARY-BC-001206 HEATHKIT-SW-000717