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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.98-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 0.5-13 kHz
Filters ? ? 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
100 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

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 Proprietary
Impedance ? 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC
Current RX - ? 10 VA approx.
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 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 333 × 219 × 229 mm
(13.11 × 8.62 × 9.02 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) Shipping weight 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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 Automatic Gain Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000006N2 ICOM-IC-002720H RACAL-RA-001217