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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/CW: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 10 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-5 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1974 and 197x Between 20xx and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
170 × 55 × 200 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 7.87 in)
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Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Direct frequency input AM Roger beep
Dimmer
Echo tone
Variable RF power output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 PACE-000123 RANGER-RCI-002980