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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - LW / MW / 5.9-17.9 / 87-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM Stereo   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50/600Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3V DC batteries or 3-6V DC external Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
128 × 87 × 33 mm
(5.04 × 3.43 × 1.30 in)
483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT GRUNDIG-YACHT-BOY-000050-(WR5405) RACAL-RA-006793A