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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 144-146 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6-16V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 16-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 35 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300A KENWOOD-TH-000025E LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A