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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.148-30 / 87-108 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? ? ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 12 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R14/C + 3R6/AA), 12V DC external or mains 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 600 mA 3.5 A max
TX - 6 A max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Portugal Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 299.72 × 177.8 × 50.8 mm
(11.80 × 7.00 × 2.00 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000400 YAESU-FT-000270R ICOM-IC-007610