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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 3 W 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 20 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 800 mA max 300 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions ? 200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 AKD-HF000003