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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Wideband / Multiband Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 10 Hz from 30 MHz-512 MHz
100 Hz from 513 MHz-2 GHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-62 MHz in six bands 0.03-30 MHz Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   APCO-25  
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
Narrowband: 8.33 / 12.5 / 25
Wideband: 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 MHz
SATCOM: 5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 13 tubes Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - Narrowband: 30-90 / 90-225 / 225-512 MHz
Wideband: 225-2000 MHz
SATCOM: 243-270 / 292-318 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   APCO-25  
RF-output ? ? 20 W (VHF), 10 W (UHF)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + N-type
Impedance 450 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 19-34 V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - - 55 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 19xx in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 431.8 × 304.8 × 304.8 mm
(17.00 × 12.00 × 12.00 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
188 × 94 × 343 mm
(7.40 × 3.70 × 13.50 in)
Weight 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) with battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Ethernet
RS-232 / RS-422
USB
SAASM (Commercial GPS optional)
MIL-STD-810G
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000017-SUPER-SKYRIDER NASA-TARGET-HF000003 HARRIS-AN/PRC-000117G