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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-1310 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 45 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW, 8 ohms 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 4 AAs or 9 DC 12V DC
Current RX 95-170 mA ? 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1995 and 199x Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 170 gr (6.0 oz) 425 gr (15.0 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000002 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT NASA-TARGET-HF000003