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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX - ? 60-90 VA
TX 40 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features XTAL & VFO PC-controllable (Serial DB9) ?
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC RACAL-RA-001778