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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.03-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   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
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 7 W 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
100 × 25 × 10 mm
(3.94 × 0.98 × 0.39 in)
Weight 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in clock Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002999PLL NASA-TARGET-HF000003 CRT-ONE