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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-30 MHz 146-174 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.6 µV @ 10dB 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 146-174 MHz 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM  
RF-output 4/20 W 1/2/5 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-32 V DC ? 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX 3 W ? 600 mA
TX 60 W ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L. Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight ? ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Portable Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-RT-002000 MOTOROLA-HT-000600 ICOM-IC-T000010