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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
7 fixed weather channels (162.xx MHz)
150 kHz- 54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
108–136.975 MHz: 1.7 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 60% modulation for AM, 3 kHz deviation for FM)
? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W max requires external speaker 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 130-400 mA ? 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 130 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 755 gr (1.7 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 50 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002056 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 LOWE-SRX-000100