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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output 7 Watts max 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains Mains 9.6-16V DC
Current RX ? 50W 45 mA
TX - - 450 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 412 × 267 × 120 mm
(16.22 × 10.51 × 4.72 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) without batteries 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001400SL JRC-NRD-000515 KENWOOD-TR-002300