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

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
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 1.6-30 MHz HF / 6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
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 ? SDR
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 HF / 6m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output ? 4/20 W ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan, by AOR (discontinued) Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L. Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 152 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.98 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
? ?
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Portable Base Station

Other features

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