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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 10-80 m ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL.
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) - TV-antenne
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 10 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 HEATHKIT-SB-000301 COMMANDER-000318