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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.001% @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 20 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 432-439.8 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.6 µV (20 dB noise quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 30 kHz (-6 dB) / 60 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 432-439.8 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15% ?V DC
Current RX ? 450-630 mA ?
TX - 1.6-3.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1971 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
156 × 58 × 228 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries
Form factor Portable Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Band spread Detachable front panel ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR ICOM-IC-000370 KENWOOD-TH-000021E