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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Channelized 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   SSB   AM   FM   W-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
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - AM   SSB   -
RF-output ? 12 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
? Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 COBRA-000139XL-A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT