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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9MHz
Image rejection ? ? >60dB
Audio output ? ? 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 70W max
TX - ? 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1996 in Portugal Between 1995 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 311.15 × 184.15 × 76.2 mm
(12.25 × 7.25 × 3.00 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 1.81 kg (4.0 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 109 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. RDS. AGC. Clock Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000700 ICOM-IC-Z000001E NEC-CQ-000110