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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m ?
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 30-60 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC +/-10% Mains
Current RX - Max 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 10 A 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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-000007B HEATHKIT-SB-000200