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Portable HF/VHF Receiver (prototype)
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 65-108 MHz 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 3 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance ? 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains or 12 V DC 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - 21 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1975 and 1978 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000900 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 MOTOROLA-GP-000300