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5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) - 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 20 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 160-6 m 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2 W CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX 68 mA - 100 mA max
TX Max 600 mA ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL and VFO Keypad
Emergency alert
FM radio with 25 stations memory
CTCSS/DCS scanning
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000014S EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II YANTON-GT-000003