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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m 10-160 m + WARC 10-80m
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 30-60 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE YAESU-FT-000747GX HEATHKIT-SB-000200