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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual band VHF/UHF handheld tranceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 30-50 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB S/N)
118-135 MHz: 1.6 µV (12 dB S/N)
140-170 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
410-510 MHz: 0.7 µV (12 dB S/N)
810-950 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB S/N)
0.15 µV / 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? 155 MHz: 22 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB (at 155 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ≥400mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output - ? 4 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12 V DC 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 230-500 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1992 and 19xx in Philippines Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
160 × 41 × 188 mm
(6.30 × 1.61 × 7.40 in)
105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
Weight 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 35 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WX channels (USA) VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002026 KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!)