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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 20 m 143.5-149 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
Selectivity ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 6.14 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 7 Watts max 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. 325 mW at 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 m 143.5-149 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? 3W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains 12-14V DC 8.4 V DC NiCd
Current RX ? 35-80mA 25-180 mA
TX - 800mA 750-375 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 19xx and 20xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 412 × 267 × 120 mm
(16.22 × 10.51 × 4.72 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) without batteries 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
? Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001400SL TEN-TEC-001320 TEN-TEC-002591