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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 20, 40 & 80 m 1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20, 40 & 80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. V DC (R/) Mains 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1972 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 520 × 320 × 140 mm
(20.47 × 12.60 × 5.51 in)
? 180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
Weight 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003400 RFT-000210 SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55