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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
< 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise.
Selectivity ? 5kHz (6 dB) or better
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out 1W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC Mains (120 VAC)
Current RX ? 40W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1961 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out ?
Accessories - ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 DRAKE-000002-B