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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.6 µV @ 10dB ?
Selectivity 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 350 mW max 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 6 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output - 4/20 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC / 4×AA 10-32 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 70-180 mA max 3 W ?
TX - 60 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 200x Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L. Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
? 140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
Weight 229 gr (8.1 oz) ? 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking scanner Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
CTCSS encoder
Accessories - ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091 PHILIPS-RT-002000 AZDEN-PCS-007500