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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 84 dB
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 11-16V DC 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 25-65 mA Max 0.7 A ?
TX - Max 6.9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 KENWOOD-TM-000701E TYT-MD-000380