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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 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX - 0.4-0.9 A ?
TX ? Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 15 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-007800 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT