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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz 136-174 MHz 141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 30-250 mA ?
TX - Max 2.6 A 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1991 in Portugal Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Preselector. ANL. Clock CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT 000650 ICOM-IC-V000085 DRAGON-SY-000550