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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 80-10 m 141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   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
? 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1972 and 1978 in Brazil Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 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)
12 volt tubes ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000100 EUDGERT-000400A4-(GOLD-C) DRAGON-SY-000550