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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX - 400 mA ?
TX ? 5.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT KENWOOD-TR-007730 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT