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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 17m (WARC)  2m 
Freq. stability ? Initial fluctuation ± 500 Hz, then 100 Hz / 30 min (25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV input S/N 15 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? 11.2735 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 17 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 2 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D), 12V DC external or mains 9.5 V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA Max 700 mA
TX - 620 mA max Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1991 in Portugal Between 1989 and 2002 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 502.92 × 241.3 × 203.2 mm
(19.80 × 9.50 × 8.00 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 8.62 kg (19.0 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Preselector. ANL. Clock ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT 000650 JIM-MX-000018S KENWOOD-TM-000231A