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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands 1.5-29.999 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single / double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-29.999 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12/24V DC, mains ?
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 RACAL-MRR-000005WP CHEROKEE-AH-000050