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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 144-148 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 7 Watts max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 0.4/5 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains 5.5-16 V DC No power required
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 412 × 267 × 120 mm
(16.22 × 10.51 × 4.72 in)
? 368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) without batteries ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 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
DTMF, CTCSS/PL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001400SL HEATHKIT-HWS-000002XL HEATHKIT-SA-002040