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VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 78-88 / 144-174 / 400-420 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 0.6 A
TX - - Max 2.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-MICRO-COMPU-000170 DRAKE-RR-000002 DRAKE-TR-000072