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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 80-10 m with 160 m option
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? 200 W 100 W (180 W INPUT)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? 250 mA -
TX - 20 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
? 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
Weight ? ? 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 2" oscilloscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000500 SWAN-(CUBIC)-SS-000200A CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V