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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 2.3-23 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 / 75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 12 V DC 1250 mAh lithium battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1979 Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
? 190 × 90 × 21 mm
(7.48 × 3.54 × 0.83 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 248 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT, NB ? Dual speakers
MP3/WAV recording
Built-in micro-SD slot (16GB max)
USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000505 KDK-FM-000144-10LA GRUNDIG-G000002-REPORTER