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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.01-30 MHz HF
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - HF
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1982 and 1985 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
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Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct frequency input ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 DRAKE-R-004245 YAESU-FT-000850M