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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 430-440 MHz 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   W-FM mono  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   GMSK   -
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC N-type
Impedance ? 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-10.3V DC ?
Current RX - 30-250 mA ?
TX ? 0.9-2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 11 tubes CTCSS/DTCS. GPS option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I ICOM-IC-U000082 PHILIPS-000008-RO-501