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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 60-90 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 406-512 / 800-999 MHz 70-80 / 145-170 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity AM µVHF: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM µVHF: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFG455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
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 TV-antenne - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external ?V DC 10-32 V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 W
TX - - 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan, by AOR (discontinued) Between 1978 and 198x Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 152 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.98 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? ?
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000400 HANDIC-000004 PHILIPS-RT-002000