EFJohnson Company is founded in Waseca, Minnesota by 24-year-old Edgar F. Johnson in the year 1923. The company begins as a mail order business, selling radio transmitting parts to amateurs and early radio broadcasters. EFJohnson is best known for its Viking series from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Desk Kilowatt
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
1958-196x
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Invader
HF Transmitter | 100 W
1960-1963
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Invader 2000
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
196x-196x
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Messenger 130A
Mobile Transceiver
196x-196x
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Messenger 300
Desktop Transceiver
195x-196x
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Messenger 4145
Desktop Transceiver
19xx-19xx
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Messenger 4230
Desktop Transceiver
19xx-19xx
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Messenger I
Desktop Transceiver
1958-196x
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Messenger II
Desktop Transceiver
195x-196x
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Messenger III
Desktop Transceiver
195x-196x
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Pacemaker
Desktop VHF Transmitter
1956-1959
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Viking 6N2
Desktop VHF Transmitter
196x-196x
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Viking 500
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1956-1963
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Viking Adventurer
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
196x-196x
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Viking Avenger
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1968-196x
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Viking Challenger
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
196x-196x
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Viking I
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1949-1952
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Viking II
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1952-19xx
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Viking Mobile
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1952-19xx
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Viking Navigator
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
195x-196x
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Viking Ranger
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1954-1961
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Viking Ranger II
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1961-1965
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Viking Thunderbolt
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
1958-196x
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Viking Valiant
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1956-1962
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Viking Valiant II
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1962-1965
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