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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 25-65 mA ? 500 mA
TX - ? 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1984 and 1989 Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA function
11A quick access
ANL/NB
SelCall
DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 ZODIAC-M-005126 LUTHOR-TLM-000007