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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz - -
Modulations 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
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 80-10 m
Modulations - CW   CW  
RF-output ? 50 W 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50-1000 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 HEATHKIT-HX-000011 HEATHKIT-DX-000020