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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? < 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? 20 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 1953 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II ICOM-IC-000730 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088