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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
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/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 12V DC
Current RX ? 20-150 mA 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2008 and 200x Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions ? 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. Optional slot cards include EM8200 (extra memory), CT8200 (CTCSS), RU8200 (20 sec recorder), TE8200 (tone eliminator), VI8200 (voice inverter) CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008200 AOR-AR-MINI AKD-HF000003