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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? TX: 4 × XTAL channels or external VFO RX: VFO 16 tubes. 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 49-54 / 144-148 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM  
RF-output ? 8 W High: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? Max 900 mA
TX - ? 1.5-4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 1975 Between 1958 and 195x in USA Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 460 × 270 × 120 mm
(18.11 × 10.63 × 4.72 in)
? 155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002000 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000034AC STANDARD-C-006000