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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 146-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne XTAL SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >85 dB
Audio output Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ? Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC ? V 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX ? ? 120 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
? 245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Tape out ? MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories - ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000328 REGENCY-H-000604E CODAN-002110M