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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 109-136 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
< 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 2 W into 8 ohms 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   DV  
RF-output ? VHF: 20/40 W, UHF: 20/35 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 300 mA 400 mA 100 mA max
TX - 8 A max 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 2013 and 201x in China Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 36 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)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000100 BAOJIE-BJ-009900 YANTON-DM-000900