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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty!
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.49-30.4 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes.
IF-freqs. ? ? 456 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8" Jensen speaker as standard

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/600Ω ? 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (230/115 V AC)
Current RX - - ~ 90 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1946 and 1949 in USA
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
? ?
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis!
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000018 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D