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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Fixed channels 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 × 7 Watts max ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains ?V DC 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX - - 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 120 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
? 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) without batteries ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
Channel lockout circuit (for Channel 1)
Skipper circuit and a scan delay circuit
Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002400SL RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000012 STANDARD-FTM-000010H