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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
6m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 100 Hz per hour, after 20 mins. warm-up. ≥ 100 Hz / ±10% supply voltage
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations AM   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
108-137 MHz: 1.0 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV ((S+N)/N 20 dB)
? 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 kHz (-50 dB) ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 8395 kHz
2nd 3395 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? 2 × 7 Watts max 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 100 W PEP, CW: 90 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external Internal batteries or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1979 and 1982 Between 1965 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
380 × 168 × 339 mm
(14.96 × 6.61 × 13.35 in)
Weight 220 gr (7.8 oz) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 10 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn Spectrum sweeper. PC programmable Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
VOX (Voice Operated Transmit)
PTT (Push To Talk)
Built-in crystal calibrator (100 kc intervals)
ALC (Auto. Level Control)
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000100 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL HEATHKIT-SB-000110A