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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 1.5-30 MHz ?
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.5-30 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W SSB/CW: 1000 W, AM: 800 W (both input)

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 20-32V DC (28V nominal) Mains
Current RX - 30 W ?
TX ? 1050 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 1958 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
Weight ? ? 57.00 kg (125.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II CLANSMAN-VRC-000322 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-THUNDERBOLT