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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ?
Audio output 7 Watts max ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1240-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
-
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 5-100 / 5-75 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX ? Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) 115 mW typical
TX - Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 412 × 267 × 120 mm
(16.22 × 10.51 × 4.72 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) without batteries 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001400SL ICOM-IC-000910H YUPITERU-MVT-005500