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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX 25-65 mA 1.2-1.5 A Max 0.7 A
TX - Max 20 A Max 6.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 ICOM-IC-000725 KENWOOD-TM-000701E