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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Compact HF transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
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 ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-80 m
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 216 × 90 × 127 mm
(8.50 × 3.54 × 5.00 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 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)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 STAR-SR-000700E CODAR-AT000005