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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 /380-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18kHz (-50 dB) ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 210 × 52 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.05 × 6.89 in)
? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 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)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000220 YAESU-FT-000900 AKD-HF000003