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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
SDR receiver | Spectrum analyzer | Panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 30-90 / 60-300 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
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 ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX 300 mA ? 425 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
? USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000906A-6 RFSPACE-SDR-IQ