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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 27.8-143 MHz in three bands 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT HALLICRAFTERS-S-000036A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX