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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Base Station CB Transceiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.? MHz 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   DSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? Collins mechanical filter in front end ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 26.965-27.? MHz 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W 15 W PEP 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/600Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 7.4 V DC
Current RX - ? 380 mA
TX ? ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1971 and 197x Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
? 66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features XTAL and VFO ? GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II TRAM-TITAN-IIA STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890