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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 51.7-29.9 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m 0.1-2600 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC batteries or 6V DC external Mains 13.5V 15 %
Current RX ? ? Max 0.7 A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 184 × 120 × 40 mm
(7.24 × 4.72 × 1.57 in)
? 180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000080-(WR5408-PLL) HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 YAESU-VR-005000