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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 146-174 MHz 25.165-29.695 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 146-174 MHz 25.165-29.695 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W 1/2/5 W AM/FM: 20 W, SSB: 80 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
? 150 × 50 × 235 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 400 channels in 0 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II MOTOROLA-HT-000600 MAGNUM-000257-HP