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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM mono  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance ? ? 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 11 tubes ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I STAR-SR-000600 PHILIPS-000008-RO-501