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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz 24-1800 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM/CW: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 10 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-5 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 7 W Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-28.305 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains Mains 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 20xx and 20xx in Taiwan Between 201x and 20xx in France
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
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Weight 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 6 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock Roger beep
Dimmer
Echo tone
Variable RF power output
12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (10.4 ENOB, 70dB SNR, 95dB SFDR)
Up to 6 MHz panoramic spectrum view
Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Pine64 and UP boards
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002999PLL RANGER-RCI-002980 AIRSPY-MINI