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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-35 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6 m - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX - 1 A max 100 mA max
TX ? - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 2010 and 201x Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 600 channels in 3 bank(s) 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 EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II ALINCO-DX-R000008 YANTON-GT-000003