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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 10cm internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W 125 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1963 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
? 190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
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 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND