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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
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 ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
≤ 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 ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion + DSP Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
12 MHz
Image rejection ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. V DC (R/) 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 1.25 A 3.5 A max
TX - 20 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 520 × 320 × 140 mm
(20.47 × 12.60 × 5.51 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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 IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
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-003400 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT) ICOM-IC-007610