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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-3300 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. 1st:
2nd:
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 230 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC +/- 15% 3 V DC (2 × AA) 12V DC
Current RX Max 1.25 A ? 300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 130 gr (4.6 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R001500 STANDARD-C-000408 AKD-HF000003