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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL) 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 40 W 1 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5 V DC 9-16 V DC
Current RX - 68 mA 600 mA
TX ? Max 600 mA 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features XTAL and VFO ? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER MIZUHO-MX-000006S RAYMARINE-RAY000053