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We classify all linear completely regular codes which have covering radius $\rho = 2$ and whose dual are antipodal. For this, we firstly show several properties of such dual codes, which are two-weight codes.

We consider $q$-ary (linear and nonlinear) block codes with exactly two distances: $d$ and $d+\delta$. Several combinatorial constructions of optimal such codes are given. In the linear (but not necessary projective) case, we prove that under certain conditions the existence of such linear $2$-weight code with $\delta > 1$ implies the following equality of great common divisors: $(d,q) = (\delta,q)$. Upper bounds for the maximum cardinality of such codes are derived by linear programming and from few-distance spherical codes. Tables of lower and upper bounds for small $q = 2,3,4$ and $q\,n < 50$ are presented., Comment: submitted

The $q$-ary block codes with two distances $d$ and $d+1$ are considered. Several constructions of such codes are given, as in the linear case all codes can be obtained by a simple modification of linear equidistant codes. Upper bounds for the maximum cardinality of such codes is derived. Tables of lower and upper bounds for small $q$ and $n$ are presented., Comment: 12 pages