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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-30 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (US version)
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX - 450 mA max ?
TX 40 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1995 and 1998 Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL & VFO ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. APRS
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 KENWOOD-TH-D000072