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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-2600 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
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
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   -
RF-output 40 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and 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
Accessories ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER YAESU-VR-005000