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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? > 0.5 to 1 µV. 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 65 dB
Audio output Internal speaker Requires external speaker 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack)
Current RX ? 70 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1971 Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Band spread ? VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
Accessories ? R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 KYD-IP-VU000001A