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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 50 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 75 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 40-1000Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) 13.8V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX - 1.2 A -
TX 195 VA max 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
516 × 260 × 254 mm
(20.31 × 10.24 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 YAESU-FT-000840 GELOSO-G-000212-TR