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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.001 % ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 28.015-28.465 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
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Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28.015-28.465 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP 1/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC nominal ±15% 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? < 1.2 A ?
TX - < 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1985 Between 2004 and 201x Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
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Weight 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 35 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300A RANGER-SS-003900EGHP HEATHKIT-HW-000024HT