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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ?V DC 12V DC
Current RX 20-250 mA ? 300 mA
TX 0.5-1.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1997 Between 1997 and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 STANDARD-C-000158A NASA-TARGET-HF000003