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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 25 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX 40 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
?
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 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 XTAL & VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120