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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Deluxe HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 20 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
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Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6 m 2 m / 70 cm 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   All mode  
RF-output CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W 50 mW ... 5 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external) ?
Current RX - 48-310 mA ?
TX ? 0.4-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
368 × 352 × 146 mm
(14.49 × 13.86 × 5.75 in)
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II KENWOOD-TH-D000074 HEATHKIT-SA-002060A