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HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 55000 / 455 kHz 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter
Current RX ? ? 45-125 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 167 × 105 × 27 mm
(6.57 × 4.13 × 1.06 in)
320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
Weight 346 gr (12.2 oz) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Portable Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 700 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. Clock. Sleep timer. Alarm Direct frequency input ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ETÓN-E000005 PHILIPS-D-002935 20-511