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The Philips 8 RO 501 is a large HF receiver. The 8 RO has a motorized tuning system with manual fine-tuning.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m
- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- Continuous
- Memories
- None
Receiver
- RX-range
- 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
- Modulations
- AM W-FM mono
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- Single / double conversion
- IF-frequencies
- 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- 2.5 W, external speaker required
Connections
- Antenna
- N-type
- Impedance
- 75Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- ?
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- -
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- ?
- Weight
- ?
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Other features
- Usage
- Commercial / Land mobile communication
- Features + options
- -
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 5226
- MPN
- PHILIPS-000008-RO-501
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- Philips-8RO 501 Communication Receivers (manual) PDF - 12.89 MB, submitted by Willem PE7WFS
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