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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz (25.165-29.655 MHz) 138-175 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   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
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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 - 26.965-27.405 MHz (25.165-29.655 MHz) 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (12 W) 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? 5-16 V DC
Current RX 300 mA ? 12 mA
TX - ? 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
154 × 52 × 187 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 7.36 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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 INTEK-MULTICOM-000485 ALAN-CT-000180