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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 0.1-30 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Double conversion superheterodyne Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

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 50 / 75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2.8
TX - - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1977 and 1979 Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 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 ? RIT, NB Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000155 JRC-NRD-000505 YAESU-FT-001000MP