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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW -

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENTEC-BCL-000001