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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz HF 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - HF 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX - ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct frequency input ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 YAESU-FT-000850M ICOM-IC-000732S