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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 150 kHz- 54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output AM: 500 W, SSB: 1 KW, CW: 600 W ? CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1961 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? 432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER-002000 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II