Johnson Viking Courier (240-352-2)

Object/Artifact

Radio Alpha

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Name/Title

Johnson "Viking Courier" (240-352-2)

Description

500 Watt HF Linear Ampifier

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. F. Johnson

Date made

1957 - 1961

Valuations

Value

$295.00

Notes

Wired

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1957, p. 122. QST, Nov 1957, p. 105. Allied Radio catalog 1959 (issued in 1958), p. 372. Allied Radio catalog 1960 (copyright 1959), p. 388. QST, Jan 1960, p. 93. Allied Radio catalog 1961 (copyright 1960), p. 390. The Courier employed a pair of 811-A triodes in parallel. Input power on SSB (Class B) and CW (Class C) was 500 watts. It could be used on AM by reducing the input to 200 watts. The Courier had band-switching coverage of 80–10 meters. Kit or wired. References Review: QST, Aug 1958, p. 45. Review: CQ, Dec 1958, p. 47.