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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave 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 / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
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 Marine / Navy
Features ? ? LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 KENWOOD-000009R-4J SAILOR-R001120