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HF Transmitter | 100 W
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (internal PSU) Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 292 × 530 × 445 mm
(11.50 × 20.87 × 17.52 in)
? 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO
Internal power supply
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146 parallel
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (9 MHz)
? Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER RFT-000215 WHISTLER-WS001098