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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
Selectivity 6 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 60 mm diam.

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor)
Current RX 1.2 A ? 25-65 mA
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1964 and 1966 Between 1967 and 1968
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 176 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.93 in)
410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-M000050H GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208