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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz ? 79 / 410 MHz
Modulations AM   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 5.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output - SSB: 400 W, AM/FM: 200 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX Max 400 mA 0.3 A ?
TX - 40 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil Between 19xx and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 276 × 111 × 194 mm
(10.87 × 4.37 × 7.64 in)
175 × 68 × 215 mm
(6.89 × 2.68 × 8.46 in)
140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000001 ZAMIN-ABL000800 COMMANDER-000127