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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz - 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   -
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA - 210 mA max
TX Max 12 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS XTAL and VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II EDDYSTONE-000960