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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ± .0015%
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting)
Selectivity ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB or greater
Audio output 7 Watts max 50 mW into 600 ohm 1.5 W at less than 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.000-69.950 MHz 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 150 mW / 1 W 10-15 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal batteries or mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd) 12-16V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) 550-750 mA
TX - 240 mA (24V) 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1982 Between 196x and 19xx in Germany Between 1980 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 412 × 267 × 120 mm
(16.22 × 10.51 × 4.72 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) without batteries 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analogue and digital frequency display
S-Meter
SSB / BFO
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-001400SL MILITARY-SEM-000035 HEATHKIT-VF-007401