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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.15-30 / 76-108 / 116-136 MHz
Modulations - - AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4.5V DC external or 3R14 + 3R6 batteries
Current RX - - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1985 and 2003 in Japan
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO XTAL and VFO Scanning. Clock/timer.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT SONY-ICF-002001D