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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 / 806.0125-868.9875 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
37-46 MHz = 0.3 µV
138-172 MHz = 0.4 µV
423-508 MHz = 0.5 µV
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 >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   - -
RF-output 0-100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 2 A max ? 300 mA
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 1995 and 199x Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1583 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. DSP Pre-programmed with 1583 police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000012-STORMTRACKER NASA-TARGET-HF000003