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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
External Speaker

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC External high-voltage power supply ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
200 × 150 × 343 mm
(7.87 × 5.91 × 13.50 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tape out ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 HEATHKIT-HW-000101 ICOM-SP-000034