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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 1 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 300 mA ? 200-450 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
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)
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 LAFAYETTE-HA-000711 ICOM-ID-000031E