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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100/100/20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 13.8V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? Max 1.8 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1991 in Portugal Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Preselector. ANL. Clock ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT 000650 ICOM-IC-000706MKII NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D