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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
10 W handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM   N-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 - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA 75-380 mA
TX - - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 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)
VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC LOWE-SRX-000100 RADIODDITY-GA-000510