Johnson Viking Adventurer

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Name/Title

Johnson "Viking Adventurer"

Description

HF Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Kit

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. F. Johnson

Date made

1954 - 1964

Valuations

Value

$54.95

Notes

Kit form

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1954, p. 85. Walter Ashe catalog 1957 (probably issued in 1956), p. 5. Allied Radio catalog 1958 (copyright 1957), p. 269. Allied Radio catalog 1960 (copyright 1959), p. 389. QST, Aug 1963, p. 88. Allied Radio catalog 1964 (copyright 1963), p. 223. The Viking Adventurer ran 50 watts input CW on 80-10 meters with a 6AG7 oscillator/807 amplifier lineup. Both tubes' cathodes were keyed. It included TVI suppression measures and had a pi-net output. References Review. Popular Electronics, Apr 1955, p. 55. Review: CQ, Jun 1955, p. 44. Review. Popular Electronics, Nov 1958, p. 79.