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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Manpack VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 36-76 MHz
Modulations - - N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m 36-76 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM  
RF-output 25 W AM: 50 W (input), FM: 75 W (input), SSB: 100 W (PEP input), CW: 100 W (input) >1 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 30/200 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC
Current RX - - ?
TX 40 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
? 166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features XTAL & VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR GONSET-GSB-000100 RACAL-TRA-000967