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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 138-174 MHz 2m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 60 mm diam. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 10-100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-65 mA 0.9-1 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1987 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 ICOM-IC-000275H AZDEN-PCS-007000