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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM  
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)
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne Clamps / screws + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA 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)
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Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000193 LOWE-HF-000150 MAXON-HCB-000040WX