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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 150 kHz - 30 MHz
87-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 6 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? 168 × 105 × 28 mm
(6.61 × 4.13 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? ? 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 700 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-SR GRUNDIG-G000003