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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 6 / 2 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 50 W, CW: 80 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 13.8V DC Li-ion battery
Current RX - 300-500 mA ?
TX 6.3 V @ 3.5 A, 300 V DC @ 75 mA, 400-750 V DC @ 200 mA Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 333 × 219 × 229 mm
(13.11 × 8.62 × 9.02 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) Shipping weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL or external VFO ? VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000006N2 YAESU-FT-000212RH BAOFENG-GT-000003-MARK-II