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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max 2 A
TX - 20 A max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 2013 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 35 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300 ALINCO-DX-SR000009 SEMCOSET-SELECTO