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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 11 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6 m 11 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM  
RF-output CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W ? 2.8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
? 143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000130A E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II