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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? ?
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? 9 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 25-65 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
? 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 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 ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 JRC-JST-000135 KENWOOD-000009R-4J