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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 1.5-20 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 9 tube superhet
IF-freqs. ? ? 495 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 6/170V
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1973 Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1932 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 460 × 260 × 130 mm
(18.11 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 6.45 kg (14.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External power supply 5886AB
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001000 ICOM-IC-000707 NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS