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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz HF
Modulations - AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 55000 / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - HF
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 40 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50/500 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
?
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO Direct frequency input ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER PHILIPS-D-002935 YAESU-FT-000850M