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

General

HAM bands ? None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Continuous user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
0.5-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-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
? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX 300 mA ? 80-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NASA-TARGET-HF000003 SAILOR-R000109 FAIR-MATE-HP-002000