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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF/1.2GHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-30 / 88-108 MHz VHF/UHF 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (US)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: ≤ 0.11 µV @ 10 dB S/N
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N
FM: ≤ 0.18 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
DV: ≤ 0.35 µV @ 1% BER
DD: ≤ 1.59 µV @ 1% BER
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -3 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
RTTY: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -3 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -3 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
DV (12.5 kHz spacing): ≥ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne 2m/70cm: Direct sampling 23cm: Down conversion IF-sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? 311-371 MHz (1200 MHz)
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m / 70cm / 23cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? ? 2m: 0.5-100 W / 70cm: 0.5-75 W / 23cm: 0.1-10 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4R20/D), 12V DC external or mains Mains 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground)
Current RX ? 15 W max 1.2 A typical
TX - - 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1996 in Portugal Between 198x and 198x in Taiwan Between 2019 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 311.15 × 184.15 × 76.2 mm
(12.25 × 7.25 × 3.00 in)
? 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 1.81 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 297 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. RDS. AGC. Clock ? SDR-technology
Spectrum scope & waterfall
CTCSS / PL
Color touch screen
Satellite mode
SD-card slot
CI-V
LAN and USB-connectors
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000700 REGENCY-R-001070 ICOM-IC-009700