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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector PLL synthesizer ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 0.5 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? ≥ 1.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd) 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external
Current RX 300 mA 17 mA ?
TX - 400 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1979 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 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)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001 TEMPO-S000015