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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.148-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20/D), 12V DC external or mains Mains (115/230 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Portugal Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock Solid state ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000500 GALAXY-R-001530 DRAGON-SY-000540