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

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 75-88 / 380-420 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
0.4 µV (20 dB N/Q)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 1-25 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 11-15V DC 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A 1.5 A max
TX - 22 A max 1.8-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 120 × 65 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 2.56 × 7.48 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
162 × 71 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.80 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000168 ELECRAFT-K000003 FDK-MULTI-000800D