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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 380-512 MHz 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 144MHz: 0.5µV
220MHz: 0.16µV
440MHz: 0.18µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 220-??? / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35/15/10 W, Low: 3.5/2/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 105-125V AC
Current RX ? 1.1 A ?
TX - 2.5-6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x Between 1962 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 150 × 63 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 2.48 × 7.87 in)
203 × 102 × 381 mm
(7.99 × 4.02 × 15.00 in)
343 × 195 × 220 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000450 DRAKE-UV-000003 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000105