Johnson Viking Invader 2000

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Johnson "Viking Invader 2000"

Description

2000 Watt PEP 80–10 Meter SSB Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E. F. Johnson

Date made

1960 - 1963

Valuations

Value

$1,229.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Sep 1960, pp. 94-95. QST, Dec 1960, p. 167. Allied Radio catalog 1962 (copyright 1961), p. 278. QST, Aug 1963, p. 89. The Invader 2000 was a higher-powered version of Johnson’s Invader transmitter. The Invader’s internal power supply was removed and the space filled with a Class AB2 linear amplifier using a pair of PL-175A tubes. Power input was 2 KW PEP on SSB, 1 KW on CW, and 800 watts on AM. The transmitter’s power supply was on a separate chassis. The Invader 2000 was available factory-wired for $1229.00, or a kit to convert an existing 200-watt Invader could be purchased for $619.50.