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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: Less than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: Less than 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
RX: 100-190 / 332-490 / 700-950 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 25 W 90 W High: 1/1 W, Low: 300/300 mW

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal)
Current RX - ? 11-70 mA
TX 40 W ? 400-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
? 58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery & antenna
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL & VFO ? CTCSS. DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR GONSET-GSB-000006 STANDARD-C-000510