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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 100-950 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 5-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? 15-150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1971 Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries
Form factor Portable Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 64 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Band spread Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR ICOM-IC-W000021E KENWOOD-TH-000021E