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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne Clamps / screws + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 130-300 mA 420 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 LOWE-HF-000150 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A