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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Dual conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? Max 1 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ?V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
? 157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder ? PA output use in vehicle
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER YAESU-FT-000104 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III