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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz)
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 7 W 1 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12-15V DC
Current RX ? 550 mA max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Accessories ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002999PLL YAESU-FRG-009600