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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz)>50 dB (87-108 MHz) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna F-type + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 40-60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D) or mains ? Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX 510-830 mA ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2004 in China Between 1931 and 1942 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 24 × 22 mm
(2.13 × 0.94 × 0.87 in)
? 197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL. Dual clock. ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000800 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000003 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500