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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W 10 W SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? Max 700 mA
TX ? ? Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1952 in USA Between 1967 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 11 tubes ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I KENWOOD-TR-000002E TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000110