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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 88-108 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 40 mA 4 A
TX ? - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 SONY-ICF-007600W ICOM-IC-000732S