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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 5 µV
FM (20 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N)
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 10 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB), 600 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB

AM/FM
12 kHz @ -3 dB
32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 13.5 (11...16) V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA
TX ? - 2.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan (By GRE) Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
220 × 76 × 205 mm
(8.66 × 2.99 × 8.07 in)
193 × 88 × 260 mm
(7.60 × 3.46 × 10.24 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 26 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO Sound squelch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002006 SEMCOSET-SEMCO-ROTO-S