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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 2-32 MHz
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.4/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 5.5-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 300 mA ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
DTMF, CTCSS/PL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000100 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002XL TMC-SBE-000003