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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. V DC (R/) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 800 mA max 450 mA max
TX - 6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 1998
Dimensions 520 × 320 × 140 mm
(20.47 × 12.60 × 5.51 in)
140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
Weight 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 160 channels in 16 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003400 ICOM-IC-000228E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394