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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 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 - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 4×AA(LR6) Mains
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 200x and 200x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 39000 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)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000106 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP