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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable AirBand VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 220.0 - 389.9 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
<0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz)>50 dB (87-108 MHz) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

Antenna F-type + Built-in sweep - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D) or mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC / Mains
Current RX 510-830 mA Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2004 in China Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USSR
Dimensions 54 × 24 × 22 mm
(2.13 × 0.94 × 0.87 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
290 × 155 × 210 mm
(11.42 × 6.10 × 8.27 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 280 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ANL. Dual clock. 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000800 KENWOOD-TM-V000007A MILITARY-USSR R-000871