Johnson Viking Mobile VFO (250-152)

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Johnson "Viking Mobile VFO" (250-152)

Description

Mobile VFO

Category

VFO

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. F. Johnson

Date made

1953 - 1962

Valuations

Value

$44.95

General Notes

Note

QST, Jan 1954, p. 83. Allied Radio catalog 1955 (copyright 1954), p. 190. CQ, Mar 1962, p. 128. (Close out) The Johnson Viking Mobile VFO was engineered to withstand road shock and vibration. It covered 75, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters, which were calibrated on its edge-lighted dial. The VFO used three tubes and required both filament and B+ voltages.