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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 70-90 MHz / UHF 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 220-225 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 10-140 mA 600 mA
TX - - 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 90 × 50 × 140 mm
(3.54 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000137 YUPITERU-MVT-007100 KENWOOD-TM-003530A