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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Triband HT

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 400-479 MHz 136-174 / 220-260 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   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
FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
≤ 0.2 µV
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 65 dB
Audio output 2 W 400 mW > 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144 MHz / 220 MHz / 440 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA 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 7.4 V DC
Current RX 300 mA 200-450 mA 250 mA
TX - 2.5 A max 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
116 × 53 × 36 mm
(4.57 × 2.09 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 106 gr (3.7 oz) excl. battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 32 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)
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000100 ICOM-ID-000031E TYT-TH-000350