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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 75-88 / 380-470 MHz 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 132 × 27 × 169 mm
(5.20 × 1.06 × 6.65 in)
265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
?
Weight ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tape out ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN COMMANDER-000320 COMMANDER-000328 HEATHKIT-SB-000303