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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
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) 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W 0.3/0.3 W SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) 13.8V DC
Current RX - 50 mA Max 700 mA
TX ? 280 mA Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 2.60 kg (5.7 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 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I KENWOOD-TH-K000007 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000110