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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-26.1 / 87-108 MHz 10-160 m 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC batteries or 8-16V DC external Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-800 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 500 × 240 × 200 mm
(19.69 × 9.45 × 7.87 in)
? 232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000600 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A PALSTAR-RC000030A