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Portable HF/VHF Receiver (prototype)
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF/1.2GHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  70cm  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 65-108 MHz 400-479 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (US)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
SSB/CW: ≤ 0.11 µV @ 10 dB S/N
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N
FM: ≤ 0.18 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
DV: ≤ 0.35 µV @ 1% BER
DD: ≤ 1.59 µV @ 1% BER
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -3 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
RTTY: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -3 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -3 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
DV (12.5 kHz spacing): ≥ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 2m/70cm: Direct sampling 23cm: Down conversion IF-sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? 311-371 MHz (1200 MHz)
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 420-450 MHz 2m / 70cm / 23cm
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? 5 W max 2m: 0.5-100 W / 70cm: 0.5-75 W / 23cm: 0.1-10 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground)
Current RX ? 200-450 mA 1.2 A typical
TX - 2.5 A max 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2019 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 297 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
SDR-technology
Spectrum scope & waterfall
CTCSS / PL
Color touch screen
Satellite mode
SD-card slot
CI-V
LAN and USB-connectors
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000900 ICOM-ID-000031A ICOM-IC-009700