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

General

HAM bands None  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 75-88 / 380-420 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 1 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 11-15V DC
Current RX ? 45 mA 0.9 A
TX - 650 mA 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 120 × 65 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 2.56 × 7.48 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000168 DRAKE-TR-000022 ELECRAFT-K000003