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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 2182 kHz, single channel
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? Better than 1 µV
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? 20 kHz (-40 dB), 40 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 13.8V DC 24 V DC +/- 10% or mains
Current RX 25-65 mA ? 100-350 mA
TX - 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 2002 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
230 × 150 × 162 mm
(9.06 × 5.91 × 6.38 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 ICOM-IC-002720H SAILOR-R000501