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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 144-160 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM Stereo   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.3 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
< 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz (-6 dB)
± 11 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 350 mw into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? High: 5 W, Low: 100 mW

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50/600Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 9.6 V DC
Current RX - ? 35-150 mA
TX ? - 220 mA - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1983 and 1984 Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
568 × 268 × 120 mm
(22.36 × 10.55 × 4.72 in)
69 × 200 × 37 mm
(2.72 × 7.87 × 1.46 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO Digital readout. Clock Built-in cassette recorder DTMF encoder
Duplex operation, ± 6 kHz offset
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-004000-RECORDER ALINCO-ALM-000203T