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

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz - 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range - 80/20/10 m -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 30-60 W ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? - 500mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1997 and 1998 in UK
Dimensions ? 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000155 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE FAIRHAVEN-RD000500