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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
79 / 410 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? TRF with regeneration ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V ?
Current RX Max 400 mA ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 19xx and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
? 140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? External PSU: National 3580B ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 COMMANDER-000127