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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Triband HT

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
136-174 / 220-260 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
≤ 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Single / double conversion PLL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz) ≥ 65 dB
Audio output 2.5 W, external speaker required Internal speaker / headphones > 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144 MHz / 220 MHz / 440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? - 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type F-type + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells) 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 510-830 mA 250 mA
TX - - 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 200x and 200x in China Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
116 × 53 × 36 mm
(4.57 × 2.09 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply 106 gr (3.7 oz) excl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL
Dual clock
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 TECSUN-HAM-002000 TYT-TH-000350