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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 12.5 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity ? +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 4/20 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup 10-32 V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 W
TX - - 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Sweden Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
?
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Built-in clock
LED display
Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000200C DLS-000070 PHILIPS-RT-002000