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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 28-29.7 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
Sensitivity ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N -
Selectivity ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
-
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? 4 W @ 8 ohms -

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 28-29.7 MHz 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   All mode  
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W 10 600 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains (160 W max) Mains (100~240V AC auto sensing)
Current RX - ? -
TX ? 14 A max 7.5 A @ 240 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
232 × 142 × 392 mm
(9.13 × 5.59 × 15.43 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? Input power: 100W max
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT LAFAYETTE-HA-000410 TOKYO HY-POWER-HL-000001.1KFX