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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   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
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 3 W 2 W 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? ? 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 800 mA max 300 mA 1.7 A
TX - - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 AKD-HF000003 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M