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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + 30 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? 25 W VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - NMO
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. V DC (R/) ?V DC ?
Current RX ? 500 mA max ?
TX - 5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1978 Between 1984 and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 500 × 290 × 120 mm
(19.69 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
Weight 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Clock ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003000 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579) MOTOROLA-VISAR