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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 5-15 W

Connections

Antenna - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA 2 A
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 135 × 470 mm
(18.90 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
?
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s) None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock / alarm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-006790/GM GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR ICOM-AH-000002