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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 442-447 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting) 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? 20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-445 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. V DC (R/) 13.8 V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA ?
TX - 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 520 × 320 × 140 mm
(20.47 × 12.60 × 5.51 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
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Weight 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
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MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003400 KENWOOD-TR-008300 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A