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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 × 7 Watts max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations - All mode   All mode  
RF-output ? 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL JRC-JST-000145 HEATHKIT-SB-000630