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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 0.545-2 / 2-7.5 / 7.5-30.5 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1975 and 197x
Dimensions 304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
290 × 187 × 182 mm
(11.42 × 7.36 × 7.17 in)
?
Weight 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 35 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000041W-SKYRIDER-JR. RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016