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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? ?
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? 3 W (external speaker required)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 13.8V DC 105-120V AC
Current RX 25-65 mA 0.9-1 A ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1963 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 ICOM-IC-000275H NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140