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Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz + 10 weather channels
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   - AM   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 - 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? ?
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
170 × 55 × 200 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
AM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 PACE-000123 CHEROKEE-CBS-001000