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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX - - 600 mA
TX ? ? Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 11 tubes 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II YAESU-FT-000101E