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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 68-88 / 144-174 / 430-512 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 68-174 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
430-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB), 34 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Separate PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
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Weight ? 3.70 kg (8.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000500 HANDIC-000016 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350