** Johnson Power Attenuator 250-42-1

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

** Johnson "Power Attenuator" 250-42-1

Description

RF Attenuator for use with Johnson Thunderbolt

Category

Other

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. F. Johnson

Date made

circa 1961

Valuations

Value

$21.50

General Notes

Note

The 250-42 provided 6 dB of attenuation so that various exciters could be used to drive Johnson’s Viking Thunderbolt amplifier.The “-1” model shown here was made for the Viking Ranger and similar rigs. Models with other power-dissipation ratings were available for different transmitters.