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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.52-31 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? 34 built-in filters with various characteristics
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 / 2 m - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output AM: 50 W, CW: 80 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX - ? Max 1 A
TX 6.3 V @ 3.5 A, 300 V DC @ 75 mA, 400-750 V DC @ 200 mA - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1999 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 219 × 229 mm
(13.11 × 8.62 × 9.02 in)
? 130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) Shipping weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL or external VFO ? PC-controlled. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000006N2 GELOSO-G000004/218 TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550)