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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 50-54 MHz in 4 bands 6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 50-54 MHz 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W 10 W (AM: 5 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC ?
Current RX - 0.8 A ?
TX ? 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
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Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 KENWOOD-TS-000600 KENWOOD-TR-001200