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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
? SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 40 W ?
TX - - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1979 and 1985 in Sweden Between 2003 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
483 × 133 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out Remote control. ISB option. Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP.
Accessories - ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 SRT-CR000090 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516)