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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-30 MHz 40/15/6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB) without Q-multiplier
1.6 kHz (-6 dB) with Q-multiplier
SSB: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 40/15/6 m
Modulations CW   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 30 W ? Max 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50/400 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - ? Max 600 mA
TX ? - Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1961 and 1964 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 381 × 177.8 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.00 × 10.00 in)
246 × 99 × 269 mm
(9.69 × 3.90 × 10.59 in)
Weight ? 9.53 kg (21.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL or external VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-ADVENTURER LAFAYETTE-HE-000030-(KT-320) NCG-000007/21/50