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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W 0.3/0.3 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) 13.8V DC
Current RX - 50 mA Max 1 A
TX ? 280 mA 4.5-8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
182 × 74 × 270 mm
(7.17 × 2.91 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 11 tubes ? CTCSS, DTMF and tone burst options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I KENWOOD-TH-K000007 KENWOOD-TR-007400A