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

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 LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-1.7 / 76-999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
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Selectivity ? 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 60 mm diam. ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 0.5 W (1/1 W with external power)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 3.6V DC (3.2-7V DC external)
Current RX ? 25-65 mA 16-150 mA
TX - - 0.4 A @ 500 mW TX output

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1997 and 19xx
Dimensions 410 × 250 × 120 mm
(16.14 × 9.84 × 4.72 in)
440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
47 × 81 × 25 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.98 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) without batteries 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 125 gr (4.4 oz)
Form factor Portable Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000205 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 YAESU-VX-000001R