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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 1.5-40 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter)
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne / SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >85 dB
Audio output ? ? Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.5-40 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output 25 W 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) BNC + Built-in telescopic + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 20-28V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational)
Current RX - ? 120 mA
TX 40 W ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features XTAL & VFO Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 CODAN-002110M