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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-26.1 / 87-108 MHz 1.5-18 MHz 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC batteries or 8-16V DC external 12V DC (internal dynamotor) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 500 × 240 × 200 mm
(19.69 × 9.45 × 7.87 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000600 MILITARY-BC-000312-M HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO