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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range MW / SW / 87-108 MHz 160-6 m
(2 m optional)
80-10 m
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   SSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 40-60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC batteries or 4.5V DC external Mains Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX ? 120W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 142 × 92 × 35 mm
(5.59 × 3.62 × 1.38 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 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 ? ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-002000 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170C NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500