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VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz VHF Marine Channels
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 70 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6 m 144-148 MHz VHF Marine Channels
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
RF-output CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W 60/25/7 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15.8 V DC ?
Current RX - 600 mA ?
TX ? 12 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
?
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 81 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features XTAL and VFO CTCSS / DCS IP68 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II ADI-TM-000281A ICOM-IC-M000510