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General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM 108-136 MHz: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 138-174/380-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? +/- 9 kHz (-6 dB), +/-15 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? 50 dB @ 154 MHz ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 / 2 m - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   - SSB  
RF-output AM: 50 W, CW: 80 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 12V DC (plus a 9 V battery for memory backup) Mains
Current RX - 120 mA (squelched) ?
TX 6.3 V @ 3.5 A, 300 V DC @ 75 mA, 400-750 V DC @ 200 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 219 × 229 mm
(13.11 × 8.62 × 9.02 in)
130 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
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Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) Shipping weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL or external VFO ? Dual VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000006N2 HANDIC-001600 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-AVENGER