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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
?
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
RF-output 40 W 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX - Max 3.5 A ?
TX ? Max 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight ? 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G-000210-TR ICOM-IC-000756-PRO PRESIDENT-BARRY