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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Single conversion, 14 valves Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2.8
TX - - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000155 RCA-AR000088LF YAESU-FT-001000MP