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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 120 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/600Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? - -
TX Max 25 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1949 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL and VFO 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I