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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 4/20 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 10-32 V DC
Current RX Max 100 W Max 2 A 3 W
TX - - 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
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Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 ICOM-IC-R008500 PHILIPS-RT-002000