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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out ?
Accessories - ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 YAESU-FRG-000007