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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
+/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne Clamps / screws + Hi-Z BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal
Current RX ? 130-300 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 210 gr (7.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000193 LOWE-HF-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089