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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 10-80 m 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 1 A (squelched)
TX - - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions ? 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000155 HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' YAESU-FT-000450