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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF airband receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 118-143 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
1.8 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? ? 15 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 9 V DC (6*R6/AA) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
76 × 175 × 35 mm
(2.99 × 6.89 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 558 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out VFO ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000517-"SKY-ACE" APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000010