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

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 400-512 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   FM   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
? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output 2 W ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 477 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? 7.4 V DC
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
127 × 36 × 157.5 mm
(5.00 × 1.42 × 6.20 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 2 bank(s) 16 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)
Detachable Remote or In-Dash Control Head
CTCSS / DCS
1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000100 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UH000015SX WOUXUN-KG-000819