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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps Continuous 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands 24-32 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single / double conversion Microprocessor / Phase-Locked-Loop Synthesizer ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W, external speaker required 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 24-32 MHz
10 / 12 m
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 2-10 W, SSB: 25 W PEP 15 W PEP

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 2011 and 201x Between 1971 and 197x
Dimensions ? 285 × 110 × 335 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 13.19 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? NB / ANL
Split frequency
Programmable Repeater Offset
Roger beep
Echo chamber
4.3" TFT LCD display
Clock / calendar
Soft buttons
USB-socket with picture viewer and background image loader
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 RANGER-RHF-000618 TRAM-CORSAIR