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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 51.7-29.9 / 87-108 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 80-6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-200 W 3-15 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC + SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC batteries or 6V DC external Mains (85-265 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 200 VA 700 mA
TX - 800 VA max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 184 × 120 × 40 mm
(7.24 × 4.72 × 1.57 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
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Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000080-(WR5408-PLL) ICOM-IC-007851 CHINESE-KN-000850