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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
3 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA + Built-in ferrite bar Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX - 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II ICOM-IC-R000006 TECSUN-PL-000680