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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
20 mV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
8 kHz (-6 dB) Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector Single conversion Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 300 mA 40 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 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)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000100 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000100D