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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? VFO or 12 × XTAL channels
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 30-60 W Max 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/60 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX - ? Max 150 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
? 150 × 45 × 155 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. Built-in auto-AT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT MINIX-MR-000012S