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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains V DC (R/) 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - 20 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1977 and 1978 Between 1981 and 198x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
500 × 290 × 120 mm
(19.69 × 11.42 × 4.72 in)
241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 8.90 kg (19.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO Clock RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-003000 ICOM-IC-000730