Johnson Viking Courier

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Johnson "Viking Courier"

Description

500 Watt HF Linear Ampifier

Category

Amplifier, HF

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. QST, Jan 1960, p. 93. 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. References Review: QST, Aug 1958, p. 45. Review: CQ, Dec 1958, page 47.