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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-2600 MHz 11 m
Modulations - AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 + 6 m - 11 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, CW: 70 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 50/450Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V 15 % ?
Current RX - Max 0.7 A ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
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Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features XTAL or external VFO Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-CHALLENGER YAESU-VR-005000 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000130A