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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   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
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? ? 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 300 mA 1.3 A
TX ? - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 33 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)
Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
Accessories ? ? CMP-838 G Microfone
CTN-50 CTCSS-unit
CTD-50 DTMF-unit
CRC-50 radio remote controll 80MHz
CRF-081 10m option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 4,5A, 10W rf-power
CRF-081-D 10m Option, 28 - 29,7MHz, 12A, 50W rf-power
CRF-301 23cm Option, 1260 - 1300MHz, 6,5A, 10W HF
CVM-50 digital voice recorder
CAW05 power cord
MPN STANDARD-C-000101 AKD-HF000003 STANDARD-C-000050