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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 / 0.28μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≤ 0.5W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m 136-174 / 245-246 or 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 25 W 3 W 4-5 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC (2000 mAh Li-ion)
Current RX - ? ?
TX 40 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
? 117 × 57 × 34 mm
(4.61 × 2.24 × 1.34 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL & VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) QUANSHENG-TG-000620