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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
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Selectivity ? 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 60 mm diam. ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) Mains
Current RX ? 25-65 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 Between 1967 and 1968 Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
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Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 GONSET-GR-000211