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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.03-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   USB   LSB   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)
AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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
AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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 RS-232C. DSP Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) NASA-TARGET-HF000003 LOWE-SRX-000100