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Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 50 MHz 0.148-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne / SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >85 dB
Audio output ? ? Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output 10 W (input) ? 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep BNC + Built-in telescopic + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC (6R14/C + 3R6/AA), 12V DC external or mains 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX ? ? 120 mA
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1986 and 1989 in Portugal Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 299.72 × 177.8 × 50.8 mm
(11.80 × 7.00 × 2.00 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Clock MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-000006-METER GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000400 CODAN-002110M