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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
2m / 70cm Transverter
Station Monitor

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range ? 2 m / 432-438 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-30 MHz 2 m / 432-438 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1000 W, AM: 800 W (both input) 10 W max ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? 22 W max
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 1976 and 197x in Germany Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
? 286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 57.00 kg (125.8 lbs) ? 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-THUNDERBOLT BRAUN-LT000470 HEATHKIT-HO-005404