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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 10 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. VXO. Max 2 XTALS SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 10 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 160-6m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 2 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 68 mA 1.5A
TX - Max 600 mA 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 130 × 35 × 150 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 5.91 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000316 JIM-MX-000028S FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A