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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 6 / 2 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
RF-output AM: 50 W, CW: 80 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + NMO
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola)

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 700 mA max
TX 6.3 V @ 3.5 A, 300 V DC @ 75 mA, 400-750 V DC @ 200 mA 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2002 and 200x Between 1988 and 200x
Dimensions 333 × 219 × 229 mm
(13.11 × 8.62 × 9.02 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) Shipping weight 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL or external VFO CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000006N2 ICOM-IC-002720H UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT