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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
QRP HF Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ 1.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (30 minutes) (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz (continuous) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.45 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 0.5 W 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 80-15m 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W 5 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX - 500 mA 1.7 A
TX ? 2.5 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in China Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions ? 97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II XIEGU-G000001M FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400