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HF/VHF Receiver
Portable 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 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.6 µV @ 10dB
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ?
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 Built-in telescopic BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 10-32 V DC
Current RX ? 3 W
TX - 60 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L.
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
?
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Portable

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Direct frequency input Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
Accessories ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 PHILIPS-RT-002000