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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ?
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 1 A max ?
TX ? 11.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 11 tubes APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I KENWOOD-TM-D000700A KENWOOD-TS-000570S