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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 24-32 MHz 118-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.18 µV
N-FM: 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Microprocessor / Phase-Locked-Loop Synthesizer ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 W >2W@5%

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 24-32 MHz
10 / 12 m
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 40 W AM/FM/CW: 2-10 W, SSB: 25 W PEP VHF: 50/25/10/5 W, UHF: 35/25/10/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 0.8 A
TX ? 8 A max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 2011 and 201x Between 2013 and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
285 × 110 × 335 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 13.19 in)
140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO NB / ANL
Split frequency
Programmable Repeater Offset
Roger beep
Echo chamber
4.3" TFT LCD display
Clock / calendar
Soft buttons
USB-socket with picture viewer and background image loader
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER RANGER-RHF-000618 ADI-AM-000580