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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-21.85 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance ? 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC batteries or 3-6V DC external External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 85 × 34 mm
(5.91 × 3.35 × 1.34 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000010-(WR5401) HEATHKIT-HW-000100